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Overlong legislative hearings are for venting, not persuading

By CHRIS POWELL Small but feisty, the Republican minority in the General Assembly made a big stink the other day about the Democratic majority’s deciding to terminate at midnight a public hearing on vaccine legislation. Hundreds of people who wanted to speak at the hearing lost their opportunity. Why should Connecticut waive law enforcement anywhere?Continue reading “Overlong legislative hearings are for venting, not persuading”