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A federal judge continued the trial of state Sen. Dennis Bradley and Jessica Martinez on...

A federal judge has granted a continuance until February for the campaign fraud trial of...

Stratford Ethics Commission throws out complaint against one of its own FacebookTwitterEmail STRATFORD — The Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against one of its own members. After discussing the complaint behind closed doors with a lawyer for 35 minutes July 7, the commission voted 3-2 “not to proceed with a further probable cause investigation” of the complaint against Dave Mullane, according to meeting minutes. Chairman Thomas Kulhawik, Robert Chimini and Tim Bishop vot...

By What is it about Bridgeport? State Sen. Dennis Bradley Jr. this week became the latest Bridgeport politician to face charges of corruption. Bradley is alleged to have stolen from a program that is intended to prevent corruption — the Citizens Election Program — which publicly finances campaigns so that state elected leaders don’t become beholden to special-interest donors. An indictment charges Bradley with one count of conspiracy and five counts of fraud. Also indicted was his c...

As widely expected, Themis Klarides to formally consider a run for governor FacebookTwitterEmail Themis Klarides, the former House minority leader, has taken the first steps toward running for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media Themis Klarides, the former Republican leader of the state House of Representatives who didn’t run for re-election last year so she could run for governor, announced Wednesday she is taking a first step toward the ...

The former Republican House leader and 2016 Trump delegate may face a primary against Bob...

Courtesy: Senate Democrats State Sen. Dennis Bradley and his campaign treasurer turned themselves in to U.S. Marshals Tuesday. Bradley and Jessica Martinez were arraigned on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Bradley is accused of attempting to defraud the state of campaign funds during his 2018 race for the 23rd District, with the help of his treasurer Martinez, who is also a Bridgeport Board of Education member. According to the indictment, they planned to defraud th...

The indictment suggests that Bradley and his campaign staff were knowingly breaking campaign finance laws within weeks of the his campaign kick-off. In May 2018, the indictment says a campaign staffer told him in a text message: “Don’t worry Dennis if you go to jail you are a lot cuter than (another convicted Bridgeport politician) -- u will be ok and I’ll make sure ur commissary always has enough so you can make toilet wine and mufungo.”

Replies(4) The Governor’s Council on Women and Girls announced Tuesday it has developed and is supporting six bills during the 2021 legislative session. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — The Governors Council on Women and Girls announced Tuesday it has developed and is supporting six bills during the 2021 legislative session. The council, chaired by Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and vice chaired by Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw, has the mission of "providing the state with a c...

GOP state chairman excited for the organization as he resigns Ken Dixon FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Former state GOP Chairman Chris Healy, seated, shook hands with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim at the State Capitol in May, 2017.Neil Vigdor / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Then-state Republican Chairman J.R. Romano, center, mixed it up with Ned Lamont supporters ahead of a debate for governor in 2018 in New London.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4o...