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Cassandra Basler
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editing @wnpr | @trustingnews 101 '22 | bylines @NENCNewEngland @npr @wshupublicradio @wdet | 🎓@columbiajourn @umich | 📧 cbasler @ ctpublic .org
May 6, 2024 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Story time 🫖 — The 90s and early 2000s were wild times in Connecticut. Several public officials were convicted on corruption charges. So many convictions grabbed headlines that it earned the state the nickname “Corrupticut”. 🧵1/9 @wnpr Image @wnpr Republicans got convicted… Image
Apr 30, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Everybody loves a comeback story. And in one CT city, voters seemed to embrace it again & again. Here’s how a mayor, who was convicted of municipal corruption, went on to win back his old job after serving 7 years in prison… and remains mayor today. A thread 🧵1/7 Image Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim launched one of the most remarkable political comebacks in CT history, after the New York Times had declared his conviction a potential “career-ending blow” 🧵2/7 Image