Black women are six time more likely to be homicide victims...

In Bridgeport, the families of two Black women who died on the same day were promised investigations.

Instead, police closed the cases, didn't tell them -- and won't share their findings.

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Ganim declares victory over Gomes in Bridgeport mayor race, but do-over primary looms ctpost.com/politics/artic…

Judge orders new Bridgeport mayoral primary after absentee ballot controversy trib.al/bkQw3KC

THREAD: CT election officals to probe whether/where joeganim lives in Bridgeport. Read the article below from myself and Ken Dixon.:
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From colleague Richard Chumney - joeganim to supporters: “It's close. Primaries are close. ... We r confident at this point because of the hard work, commitment, support we’ve received through the city...in a couple hrs ...will get the word that will lead us to cheer ‘4 more yrs.’

‘High likelihood’ hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers falsified thousands of traffic tickets, auditor says ctpost.com/news/article/c…

4 years later and nothing has changed.

Last week, suburban Dems in the legislature blocked a bill to boost fair housing enforcement in the state.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal will undergo surgery Sunday after breaking his leg at UConn’s victory parade in Hartford. ctinsider.com/news/article/u…

Shantell Fields wants to listen to the 911 call that was made when her daughter died

Bobby Simmons wants to see how much the city attorney is making

Ethan Book wanted voter records when running for office

But in Bridgeport, the wait is long for records🧵tinyurl.com/BridgeportFOI

“Only 56 percent of American workers, and an even lower percentage of workers of color, are even eligible for unpaid leave under FMLA.”

How Alex Jones got his start spreading conspiracy theories;

By ⁦John Moritz⁩, a digger, a writer and a hell of a courts reporter ctinsider.com/news/article/A…

A shark bit a Suffolk lifeguard this morning in waters off a Smith Point County Park beach, County Executive Steve Bellone said. nwsdy.li/3uiRp0w

A year after a Pulitzer win, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has hemorrhaged staff as Lee Enterprises, its parent company cuts newsrooms to the bone. Since November, the RTD has lost roughly a third of its newsroom staff styleweekly.com/richmond/the-i…

Objectors to a grant-funded mental health clinic at a high school in a CT small town have brought up right-wing rhetoric around cancel culture, Hillary Clinton, abortion and gender identity.
The result: no school based care for kids who say they need it.

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Two men were killed and two were hospitalized after a boat capsized in the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/F…

Norwalk’s overtime spending on police, firefighters ‘unsustainable,’ study finds. thehour.com/news/article/N…

Police: CT woman broke into 41 cars, rammed 8 police cruisers, injured 7 officers trib.al/IkWo2eS

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