By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut coddles many criminals. Someone may be convicted of a half-dozen or more offenses in separate incidents over a period of years and still not be locked up at all, much less be deemed incorrigible and locked up for good. Lamont buries college scandal, says spending equals learning Trump’s not alone inContinue reading “Connecticut shouldn’t punish former offenders so much”
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Lamont buries college scandal, says spending equals learning
By CHRIS POWELL With her abrupt retirement Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro last week joined the parade of executives going out the door of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, having declined to defend herself against complaints from subordinates about her abusive and unprofessional behavior. Trump’s not alone in buying votes; bothContinue reading “Lamont buries college scandal, says spending equals learning”
Trump’s not alone buying votes; both parties in state are at it too
By CHRIS POWELL President Trump may be the most grotesque politician trying to buy votes, what with his plan to have the federal government send $5,000 to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans maintain their majorities in Congress after November’s election. But there’s plenty of vote buying in Connecticut as well. Why isn’t Lamont’s nullificationContinue reading “Trump’s not alone buying votes; both parties in state are at it too”
Why isn’t Lamont’s nullification ‘too extreme’ for Connecticut?
By CHRIS POWELL What is too extreme politically for Connecticut in the era of President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani? According to a television commercial from Governor Lamont’s re-election campaign, the extremism is that of the Republican gubernatorial candidate, Greenwich state Sen. Ryan Fazio, who this year voted against legislation that purportedContinue reading “Why isn’t Lamont’s nullification ‘too extreme’ for Connecticut?”
A federal judge’s negligence highlights Connecticut’s own
By CHRIS POWELL Escaping the country on the eve of his sentencing for corruption in state government didn’t require much cleverness from former state representative and deputy state budget director Konstantinos Diamantis. Instead it required much negligence by U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill and Connecticut’s U.S. attorney’s office. Despite her $500,000 compensation, a university bossContinue reading “A federal judge’s negligence highlights Connecticut’s own”
Despite her $500,000 compensation, university boss is unaccountable
By CHRIS POWELL Do Governor Lamont, state legislators, and people who care about Connecticut’s public life watch local television newscasts? Maybe that is part of trying to be good citizen even as most of local TV news is tedious stuff about which no one except the people immediately involved will or can do anything. StateContinue reading “Despite her $500,000 compensation, university boss is unaccountable”
State pension fund’s gains do little for the private sector
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut state government’s pension fund increased in value by 15% during the fiscal year just ended, state Treasurer Erick Russell announced the other day, and its unfunded liabilities, while still in the billions of dollars, are being reduced steadily, even though its total liability still increases with the generous raises the DemocraticContinue reading “State pension fund’s gains do little for the private sector”
Connecticut doesn’t yet realize good careers start with literacy
By CHRIS POWELL Governor Lamont’s creation of a $250,000 political patronage job for former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as a consultant to the Connecticut Career Pathways Commission, which the governor created by executive order in April, isn’t the silliest thing about the commission. Blumenthal sees no justification for immigration law enforcement ‘Diversity, equity, andContinue reading “Connecticut doesn’t yet realize good careers start with literacy”
Blumenthal sees no justification for immigration law enforcement
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal went to Danbury the other day to meet privately with people whose relatives had been arrested in the recent sweep through the city and nearby towns by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. About a hundred people were arrested. The senator also held a public meeting to hearContinue reading “Blumenthal sees no justification for immigration law enforcement”
‘Diversity, equity, and inclusion’ don’t substitute for achievement
By CHRIS POWELL In recent years American higher education has made a fetish of “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” which has succeeded “affirmative action” as the euphemism for racial preferences in hiring and the award of other benefits. Since higher education is the fortress of what styles itself as liberalism — that is, political correctness —Continue reading “‘Diversity, equity, and inclusion’ don’t substitute for achievement”
