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Yale has become too big for its property tax break

By CHRIS POWELL If any news report in Connecticut this year should prompt an urgent response from state government, it’s the one published last week by the Hearst Connecticut newspapers about the burden of Yale University’s property tax exemption in New Haven. Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent Newington raid shows Democrats want noContinue reading “Yale has become too big for its property tax break”

Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent

By CHRIS POWELL For the sake of argument, stipulate that President Trump, a Republican, never has good intentions, only demagogic ones, and has a political interest in exaggerating the problem of crime in the cities, most of which long have been mismanaged by Democrats. Newington raid shows Democrats want no immigration enforcement Democrats keep pretendingContinue reading “Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent”

Newington raid shows Democrats want no immigration enforcement

By CHRIS POWELL Nothing seems to upset Democrats in Connecticut more than arrests for illegal immigration. For years the Democrats were indifferent to millions of illegal entries into the country, figuring that while illegal immigrants might drive down wages for the less skilled and drive up the costs of housing, social services, and schools, atContinue reading “Newington raid shows Democrats want no immigration enforcement”

Democrats keep pretending that they aren’t obstructing ICE

By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut Democrats keep doubling down in support of illegal immigration and obstruction of immigration law enforcement even as they keep pretending they’re not doing so. Last week at the Legislative Office Building about 25 Democratic elected officials held a news conference that made a spectacle of their contradictions. Governor should make prisonsContinue reading “Democrats keep pretending that they aren’t obstructing ICE”

Governor should make prisons account for deaths of inmates

By CHRIS POWELL Criminally convicted people are generally not very healthy. Many have smoked, abused drugs and alcohol, and become mentally ill or close to it. So it’s to be expected that some will die in prison. But since prisons are government institutions largely concealed from the public, government should account fully for every deathContinue reading “Governor should make prisons account for deaths of inmates”

Medicaid fraud, cuffed kids, and arrests in courthouses

By CHRIS POWELL When the Republican national budget and tax legislation was enacted in July, Democratic officials in Connecticut screamed that it would destroy Medicare and Medicaid, that Republican claims of waste and fraud in those programs were exaggerated, and that there is too little waste and fraud in those programs to worry about. NewContinue reading “Medicaid fraud, cuffed kids, and arrests in courthouses”

New Haven understands ‘sanctuary’ while Tong and Lamont pretend not to

By CHRIS POWELL What are “sanctuary states” and “sanctuary cities”? Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Governor Lamont last week claimed not to know and to have no idea why the Trump administration has labeled Connecticut a “sanctuary state.” Will Governor Lamont allow escape from unpublic education? Poverty racket and kickbacks disgrace state government WhyContinue reading “New Haven understands ‘sanctuary’ while Tong and Lamont pretend not to”

Will Gov. Lamont allow escape from unpublic education?

By CHRIS POWELL How much more of a servant of the government employee unions does Governor Lamont want to be? Poverty racket and kickbacks disgrace state government Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions? Connecticut Democrats get hysterical as Trump proclaims the obvious Connecticut will find out when the governor decides what to do aboutContinue reading “Will Gov. Lamont allow escape from unpublic education?”

Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions?

Connecticut’s television stations seem to prohibit their reporters from asking critical questions even amid brazen provocations. Connecticut Democrats get hysterical as Trump proclaims the obvious Euphemism can’t erase doubts about sex changes for minors Who will notice prison audit? And Bronin has a health issue too Nothing else well explains how a TV news reporterContinue reading “Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions?”