The Legacy Archives: How It All Began
You are viewing the archival history of Bloomfield’s Crisis of Governance.
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Archived Investigations
Published December 31, 2025 — A forensic audit of administrative failures and staffing gaps.
Published December 26, 2025 — FOIA evidence of the "Zombie Contract" and political electioneering.
Published December 24, 2025 — The regression from enterprise software to manual spreadsheets.
Published December 22, 2025 — Coverage of the Taylor vs. Schwapp litigation in Hartford Superior Court.
Published December 18, 2025 — Documentation of the 15-month bank reconciliation failure.
Published December 12, 2025 — Rebutting official narratives with internal town documents.
Published December 4, 2025 — Exposing the suppressed "Tier I" state takeover warnings.
Published December 3, 2025 — Analyzing the debt reduction "miracle" and audit delays.
Published November 30, 2025 — A data-driven look at mill rates and reassessment hikes.
Published November 24, 2025 — Investigating systemic failure and legal budget overages.
Published November 16, 2025 — The foundational analysis of structural deficits and revaluation.
Published November 10, 2025 — The documentation of FOIA resistance that started the series.
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