Month: March 2016

Mayor Ganim Submits Historic Government Accountability Measures to Bridgeport City Council

#Bridgeport, Connecticut – Mayor Joe Ganim today submitted to the Bridgeport City Council an ordinance that, if approved, would enact historic reforms for Bridgeport that include the establishment of the first-of-its-kind office of government accountability within city hall.  The office would serve as a clearing house for complaints related to government performance, including response to constituent inquiries, waste, inefficiency and potential misconduct.  The office would review complaints and make a determination as to whether the issue warrants further investigation or should be referred to another office in city government for action.  The proposed office would also consolidate all Freedom of Information requests and manage timely responses to those requests.  The director of the office of Government Accountability would also submit reports…

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Don’t Drink and Gun

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy  applauded the unanimous, bipartisan approval in the General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee of legislation he introduced that strengthens the blood alcohol limits for carrying a firearm as well as for hunting while under the influence.   Under current state laws, the blood alcohol limit for both offenses is 0.1.  However, the limits for drunk driving and drunk boating are 0.08.  Governor Malloy’s proposal conforms all of these laws to 0.08.   “If you are too drunk to drive, you are too drunk to carry a firearm – plain and simple.  Our laws should reflect that.  The unanimous, bipartisan support of the Public Safety Committee shows that this proposal just makes sense. …

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