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Civic duty

By Sabrina Garone
Published January 17, 2024 at 4:44 PM EST
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Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim appeared in court in June seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut bar. He was suspended following his 2003 conviction on corruption charges. A panel of superior court judges has now denied Ganim’s application for reinstatement.
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Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim appeared in court in June seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut bar. He was suspended following his 2003 conviction on corruption charges. A panel of superior court judges has now denied Ganim’s application for reinstatement.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim says he supports an idea to have volunteers monitor the city's Democratic primary redo next week. Advocates say Connecticut’s zoning laws are impacting the state’s low income renters. Long Island lawmakers want to move forward with a rail line for waste management. And some of history’s most famous horror authors have ties to our region.

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Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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