By Chris Powell Why shouldn’t the Corporation for Public Broadcasting be able to survive without the $500 million subsidy it has been getting every year from the federal government, a subsidy President Trump and the narrow Republican majority in Congress have just taken away? Why all the hungry children? And raises devour rehabilitation money WillContinue reading “Let public broadcasting try living without government subsidy”
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Larson, his four challengers, and ambition without issues
By Chris Powell Like vultures circling above wounded prey, four ambitious Democrats are threatening to challenge U.S. Rep. John B. Larson as he seeks nomination to a 14th term next year in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, the Hartford area. Why all the hungry children? And raises devour rehabilitation money Will Connecticut keep fighting immigration lawContinue reading “Larson, his four challengers, and ambition without issues”
Why all the hungry children? And raises devour rehabilitation money
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s summer meals program for children is being treated by state government and news organizations as a sort of triumph. Necessary as it may be, the program is actually a sign of disaster. Will Connecticut keep fighting immigration law enforcement? Connecticut’s racial gap in education is actually a welfare problem Why wouldContinue reading “Why all the hungry children? And raises devour rehabilitation money”
Will Connecticut keep fighting immigration law enforcement?
By Chris Powell What will become of Joel Alexander Caiza-Nishue? What should become of him? Who will be responsible for what becomes of him? And who, besides himself, is responsible for what he is charged with doing? Connecticut should think about these things. Connecticut’s racial gap in education is actually a welfare problem Why wouldContinue reading “Will Connecticut keep fighting immigration law enforcement?”
Connecticut’s racial gap in education is actually a welfare problem
By Chris Powell Connecticut long has been notorious for its big racial performance gap in education. State government should be equally notorious for not having figured out what to do about it even as the solution has been obvious to anyone taking the trouble to look at the failing students. Why would Democrats dump Larson,Continue reading “Connecticut’s racial gap in education is actually a welfare problem”
Why would Democrats dump Larson, Courtney, and DeLauro?
By Chris Powell Why are the three most senior members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic five-member delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives apparently facing primary challenges for renomination next year? Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Gov. Lamont’s rival? Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists InContinue reading “Why would Democrats dump Larson, Courtney, and DeLauro?”
Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Lamont’s rival?
By CHRIS POWELL Campaigns for next year’s elections in Connecticut for governor and Congress have begun already, 16 months ahead of Election Day. That gives them plenty of time to be meaningful. Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?Continue reading “Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Lamont’s rival?”
Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover
By Chris Powell How could Aleysha Ortiz go through the Hartford school system and be given a high school diploma without ever learning to read and write? Who exactly was responsible in every grade that advanced her anyway? State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut? ProtestsContinue reading “Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover”
State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists
By Chris Powell Lobbyists in Connecticut have a bad reputation, and it may get worse with the recent report from the Office of State Ethics that spending on lobbyists exceeded $28 million in the first quarter of this year and may reach a record high by the end of the year. Does Trump’s budget really spell doomContinue reading “State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists”
Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?
By Chris Powell According to Governor Lamont, the federal budget just enacted by the Republican majority in Congress and President Trump is nearly the end of the world. Protests haven’t explained what ‘free Palestine’ means Bears are likely to triumph long before ‘affordable housing’ does Can Republican state legislators keep up their public-interest clamor? TheContinue reading “Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?”
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