By CHRIS POWELL According to state Sen. Jan Hochadel, D-Meriden, Connecticut shouldn’t be afraid of taxing the wealthy more. Hartford hints at best way to solve housing shortage More ‘public benefits’ bunk; and the big liability machine A big payday for child neglect? And not all cruelty is Trump’s In a newspaper essay last week Hochadel citedContinue reading “Don’t ask government employees if state should raise taxes”
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Where did the parents go? And is poverty forever?
By Chris Powell Every few weeks some government agency or news organization in Connecticut reports that members of racial minorities are more afflicted than whites in some respect. Two weeks ago it was the state child advocate’s office, which said children from racial minorities are far more likely to die from gun violence than whiteContinue reading “Where did the parents go? And is poverty forever?”
New Haven apologizes as cops defend themselves
By Chris Powell Here is what Connecticut has come to. Last week a career criminal from New Haven wanted on a federal warrant for robbery and gun crime was cornered by police at a car wash just over the city line in West Haven. He pulled out a stolen gun and shot at the manyContinue reading “New Haven apologizes as cops defend themselves”
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