July 8, 2009

New Haven Independent
A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for Journal Register Co. to emerge from bankruptcy protection, but Connecticut’s attorney general vows to appeal the ruling, which approves over $1 million in bonuses for executives. “This decision means that bankruptcy is no bar against bloated big-time bonuses,” says Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

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