Aquarion Water Co. – Chris Powell column

Lamont, Tong applaud defeat of their party’s own water scheme

By CHRIS POWELL While it’s not likely to be widely understood, there may be a profound lesson in this week’s rejection by the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) of the bid by the South Central Regional Water Authority to acquire Aquarion Water Co. Hospital rescues promise far higher medical costs Wesleyan’s vegetarian plaque mayContinue reading “Lamont, Tong applaud defeat of their party’s own water scheme”

Water utility purchase bill is Democratic power grab

By Chris Powell Government ownership of utility companies can work in the public interest, at least where government wants to work in the public interest. Whether it wants to is always a fair question in Connecticut. The General Assembly again failed the public interest the other day when it abruptly jammed a weighty bill onto itsContinue reading “Water utility purchase bill is Democratic power grab”