By CHRIS POWELL Most Democratic candidates for high office in Connecticut are pledging to seek to abolish the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “Abolish ICE” or “Stop ICE” appears on much of their campaign material. Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk Indignation industry triumphs at New London post office Bronin didn’tContinue reading “Democrats would ‘abolish ICE’ but not illegal immigration”
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Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut is facing another expensive anomaly. The state’s Hearst newspapers report that while public school enrollment has fallen substantially since 2006, from 578,500 to 498,000 students, a decline of 14%, students receiving “special education” — students who have intellectual and physical disabilities — have increased by 39%, from 68,500 to 95,000. Indignation industry triumphsContinue reading “Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk”
Indignation industry triumphs at New London’s post office
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut has been just about conquered by the indignation industry, as was indicated again the other day when the post office in New London inadvertently offended a customer — the president of the city’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — because its doorbell chime happened toContinue reading “Indignation industry triumphs at New London’s post office”
Bronin didn’t fix Hartford; and ‘fair’ just means ‘more’
By CHRIS POWELL What’s the point of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District? Of course Bronin’s immediate objective is to defeat the incumbent Democrat he is challenging in a primary, U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, who has represented the district since 1999. But whyContinue reading “Bronin didn’t fix Hartford; and ‘fair’ just means ‘more’”
Can Elliott make waste and fraud an issue in primary for governor?
By CHRIS POWELL Maybe Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott, challenging Governor Lamont’s renomination in the Democratic primary August 11, has their party perfectly figured out. Elliott speaks almost entirely of enlarging government, increasing its dependents, taxing and spending more, and giving government more power over the economy and society generally. Poll finds strong undercurrent ofContinue reading “Can Elliott make waste and fraud an issue in primary for governor?”
Poll finds strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction with Lamont
By CHRIS POWELL Most political observers believe that Governor Lamont will win re-election easily, if the leftist faction of the Democratic Party doesn’t dump him in the primary for renomination in favor of Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott. Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials? Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement Prisons,Continue reading “Poll finds strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction with Lamont”
Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials?
By CHRIS POWELL Governor Lamont may have the campaign for governor all to himself. His vast wealth is being deployed again and is stuffing Connecticut’s airwaves and internet channels with commercials and deluging journalist e-mailboxes with press releases. Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmate death video A stateContinue reading “Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials?”
Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement
By CHRIS POWELL Democrats in Connecticut are always looking for opportunities to deplore the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. But this week they jumped on what looked like an opportunity before determining what it was really about. They might have been embarrassed if journalists followed up about it. Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmateContinue reading “Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement”
Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmate death video
By CHRIS POWELL Eight years after a mentally ill inmate was beaten to death by guards at the state prison in Newtown, last week a Superior Court judge ordered the public release of the video taken of the incident by the body cameras the guards wore. A state tax credit for renters won’t ease housingContinue reading “Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmate death video”
A state tax credit for renters won’t ease Connecticut’s housing shortage
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut is not likely to get any time soon the 120,000 additional housing units the state is said to need desperately to bring prices down, but the state’s political left has a terrible idea that may raise housing costs instead. It would have state government spend as much as $575 million each yearContinue reading “A state tax credit for renters won’t ease Connecticut’s housing shortage”
