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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 voted in favor, and Patricia Gallagher and Charles Lindberg voted against. The town’s Ethics Code pro...

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 campaign treasurer Jessica Martinez, a former school board chair in the city, who in addition to the ...

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 higher office. Klarides, a delegate for former President Donald Trump in 2016 but not in 2020, fac...