Here's the word in the street for the last couple of weeks...
1. Boughton puts on a big show at fire headquarters announcing that the city is on line for a federal grant that will be used to hire 12-14 new firefighters.
2. Union rejects Boughton's contract because the health care changed are "outrageous".
3. Boughton goes into pissy mode and rejects the federal grant.
4. Media FINALLY catches up to the story (you're welcomed) nd the Boughton is caught with his pants down and forced to make up shit to explain why he rejected the contract.
5. Several members of the council are left in the complete dark and are pissed.
6. I apologize to the countless members of the fire department for not having the time to report on this story earlier...life is kind of crazy right now.
Get the popcorn ready...maybe the memebrs of the firefighter union can ask Murphy to borrow the Boughton rat...
04.25.22 (RADIO): WSHU Latino group call on Connecticut lawmakers to open a Danbury charter school
06.03.22 (OP-ED): KUSHNER: "Career Academy ‘a great deal for Danbury"
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
