Records indicate Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim purchased 37 Thorne Pl. for significantly below its market listing price, subsequently receiving a 67% reduction in personal property taxes before selling the property for three times the purchase price. The transaction also included the $0 acquisition of a separate parcel at 57 Thorne Place. In addition, the use of municipal departments to facilitate these adjustments raises critical questions about the equitable application of city policy.
Doing it local and The Voice are starting a directory of local vetted Pros.
Camera arrays bring an age of limitless data collection and personal mapping of virtually everyone, regardless of trangressions.
When our dedicated public servants are not treated with respect or gratitude, we are going to lose them.
Fairfield (CT): The Open Table forum offered a rare look at what local leadership looks like in Fairfield County. While State Senator Tony Hwang and I are both running for First Selectman in the February 3, 2026, Special Election, this event wasn’t about the campaign trail—it was a critical “what do we do now” strategy session.
For decades, the system/public sector/government held all the cards: the contracts, the flow, the players, the deals, and especially the money. But Google changed all that; there has been a fundamental shift in the architecture of our world. Now, I have access to everything: deep dives into emails, OCR of docs, transcriptions of video — and some dot connecting to put it all together. The Voice is literally the messenger – we don’t use press releases or conduct interviews, except for fact checking.
The result for you is great news, and it’s going to keep getting better. You will soon have ultimate power. Not just a little bit of power —Thanos with the Infinity Stones power. Information that was millenia was locked in back rooms is now at your fingertips. This radical transparency is how The Voice was able to connect the dots and write one groundbreaking investigation after another, from exposed water fraud to the ‘Robocop’ surveillance mapping of our town.
And it was all validated by Google when we were selected by the Google News Initiative (GNI) for their keystone training class using their deep-dive research tool only for journalists, Pinpoint. It makes the Mariana Trench look like a kiddie pool. Our cohorts were a pubs like a paper that covered the U.N., and another covered three states in Pacific Northwest. And me – alone – it was a Rudy moment; it was the global validation that this premise is correct. It is a whole new world, and the power has officially returned to you. And with this great power comes the great responsibility to do whatever you want.
The other half of The Voice is activism: get out there and make a difference. Here are the most-impactful projects we’ve been working on:
You could never fight city hall because they always controlled everything… Now, thanks to Google, we have access to it. The analysis, strategy, and evidence from The Fixing of CT are being released exclusively on The Voice: Fairfield Intel. Click here to subscribe and access the advance content
When our dedicated public servants are not treated with respect or gratitude, we are going to lose them.
Fairfield (CT): The Open Table forum offered a rare look at what local leadership looks like in Fairfield County. While State Senator Tony Hwang and I are both running for First Selectman in the February 3, 2026, Special Election, this event wasn’t about the campaign trail—it was a critical “what do we do now” strategy session.
Matthew Hallock is officially on the ballot for Fairfield First Selectman as an Independent Reform Candidate.
Introduction. Fairfield has long enjoyed a reputation as “the town that has it all”. There was internal
agreement that we were one of the best towns in Connecticut – topped only by being on on
the cover of Money magazine as one of the top towns in America.
CT Secretary of State Puts Hallock on the Ballot for Fairfield First Selectman as Independent Reform Candidate. Matthew Hallock, founder of the news and activation platform The Voice, officially declared his candidacy for First Selectman in the upcoming Special Election on February 3, 2026. Hallock secured his place on the ballot as an independent, 3rd party candidate on a reform platform, thanks to a successful petition driven by the citizens of Fairfield.
Connecticut Politics: Behind the Scenes of the CT Special Session. A single photo from Connecticut’s recent legislative special session reveals the stark reality of state politics. Discover how Senator Tony Hwang stood up for the poor during the healthcare debate, even as his colleagues—Democrats and Republicans alike—scattered after the main event, the controversial Housing legislation (HB 8002), was passed. Read our filter-free, first-person account of the lack of attention given to critical issues like federal healthcare assistance cuts and help for underprivileged children in Hartford. Uncover the “cruel optics” of the empty Senate chamber and the political drama you didn’t see in the media.
Top 3 Issues
Fairfield, CT residents have spoken on the most urgent town issues, ranking them in order of priority: Towers (stopping major new construction and monopoles), Traffic (fixing poor road striping and engineering), and Taxes (concerns over residential reassessment, commercial tax negotiation, and sewer fees). The overwhelming sentiment is a feeling of being unheard and a desire to “Save Fairfield” by addressing rapid development and maintaining the town’s quality of life.
PURA denies (for now) sale of Aquarion from Eversource to RWA
Hartford pushes a “Golden Corral” of power for the construction industry at the expense of residents. Learn how this dystopian legislation, a new House of Cards, is forcing high-density housing, ignoring local zoning, and exploiting communities. We honor Bill Gerber’s fight and reveal the truth through radical transparency.
The Charter revision for Fairfield, CT skirts the edges and inserts many clauses that seem designed to benefit a select few and not the people of Fairfield as a whole.
Your pocket guide to revolutions by the century, anglocentric edition. The 1700s were about the rights of man, notably with the American and French revolutions. We had ours first. In the 1800s, the industrial revolution moved the world from a rural agrarian economy to an urban manufacturing one. That’s what contributed to the rise of capitalism and capitalists, people who owned the company but didn’t do the work. Two world wars in the 1900s created a new order with America emergent in the second half. Starting around 2000ish, Google revolutionized the world by putting it at your fingertips. The revolution is brought to you by Google.
Google News Initiative has selected Fairfield’s The-Voice.com for its advanced training program, recognizing the platform’s innovative local journalism and use of public records to promote community transparency and activism.
At the 7/10 RTM ‘special’ session in Fairfield, the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA) came to advance its pro-developer agenda. This initiative is effectively the brother of the just-defeated HB 5002 bill. It represents yet another attempt by Hartford to impose a construction-first agenda on local communities. The CMDA is using state-borrowed money to rewrite local zoning codes on a town-by-town basis to allow for more density and bigger buildings.
The Charter Revision Commission was supposed to revise the Fairfield Town Charter, but it instead made highly questionable revisions that don’t serve the public good.
Fairfield’s First Selectman Bill Gerber led fellow town leaders and residents in an impromptu reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Fairfield led a citizen uprising that defeated a dystopian state plan, exposed a canned “audit,” and stood up to hate.
An investigation into the “dirty deal” to sell Fairfield County’s water rights. Discover Aquarion’s hidden history, the environmental justice risks, and the people’s plan to fight back before it’s too late. Read the full story.
Hear the Q&A from the world’s first fila-booker: a 26-hour marathon inspired by Sen. Cory Booker. The Voice touches on many subjects important to us all.
Ima Mucasniffer sits with The Voice ahead of the release of its documentary, The Fixing of Connecticut: How the governor's calls for solutions are met by the system.
Trending: Betrayal of Trust | Town Plan | POCD | Town Plan and Zoning | Outdated Zoning Map | Porsche deal | House of Cards Congress | Fairfield Town Services | Fairfield Beaches State Park | 50th place for housing | Most-expensive utilities | Matriarchal Mothers | 25 Years Without Oxygen | dystopia You know, I should make an infographic about the betrayal of trust -- how the town, and the state have betrayed us. The town, for example, had their agent working in what was supposed to be the...
Priceless documents stress open space and conservation, which explains why the state of CT went out of its way to bury them.
Why does Connecticut keep pouring millions into Bridgeport while ignoring glaring corruption and inefficiency? The city has become a playground for entrenched political powers, where unchecked alliances between state Democrats and the construction industry prioritize endless new builds over real community needs. Schools are closed, not for repair or modernization, but to line the pockets of developers, leaving parents and students in the lurch. Meanwhile, outdated state agencies operate in secrecy, burying public information and stifling progress. It’s a system stuck in the past, feeding greed while Connecticut residents pay the price. Want to know how we can fix this? Read on for proposed solutions that demand transparency, accountability, and a future-proof plan for sustainable change.
Explore the rich tapestry of solutions that can steer Fairfield towards a brighter future; this baker’s dozen of innovative ideas not only addresses the community’s unique challenges but also sparks a collective vision for resilience and growth, inviting every resident to play an integral role in shaping our shared success.
The current proposals to address election shenanigans in Bridgeport are just window dressing. The Democratic Party and agencies within the state of Connecticut are fully aware of what’s happening,
Those who have the entrusted duty of defending the rights of man should think less about the rights of builders.
The CT Secretary of State included without comment in their March 2025 newsletter a statement and link from the U.S. Treasury Department that they will not enforce penalties for certain financial crimes, esp. around dark money LLCs and money laundering. .
The state of CT runs on a system developed in the 1950’s. The electoral system is bent, with Dems in power but GOP by no means innocent. Ranked Choice Voting, which the state recently adopted as a choice per town, is an option
The 8 counties of CT were dissolved to create the Council of Governments. This created a super-region by combining Hartford and Tolland Counties and dividing Fairfield county in two.
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Solar the Spokesdog and her sister Dave dug up the long-long plans and maps written by Fairfield’s town elders.
The Master Plans of Fairfield are a rare and valuable find for the town
Solar is knowledgeable about solar power, sustainable energy, going green, fighting the utilities, and saving you money
Cries of The Boy Who Cried Wolf this summer echoed through the halls of CT’s capitol dome, when several elected officials called an Emergency and special session to advance Eversource’s sale of Aquarion to the New Haven-office of the Regional Water Authority. Now, an examination of the facts has raised troubling environmental, financial, and privacy questions regarding the deal. It appears to be the result of a multiyear plan between the two parties. The results are far-reaching, notably with nearly one million residents in the 23 towns of Fairfield County to cede their water rights against their wishes and without consent to RWA. The utilities are now in the harsh light of public scrutiny, exacerbating the lack of trust between them and their constituencies.
The fact that so many Q’s remain open for so long raises yet another query: Why are they still open?
We all need a home. We are removing barriers to home ownership such as mortgages, credit ratings and deposits to try to give everyone a home they can own.
Joe Ganim’s campaign reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) that they received approx. $500,000 from a diverse range of individuals and businesses for his 2023 mayoral run. The 300-page filing is an eyebrow-raising laundry list.
Ganim’s mayoral filings are so filled with inconsistencies and raise so many questions it makes you wonder if anyone at the SEEC read them
In his most-recent mayoral re-election campaign, Joe Ganim’s filings raise significant questions where the money came from, who handled it, and where it went.