By CHRIS POWELL A brief chronology from the last four months may explain Connecticut’s political economy better than any so-called political scientist could. Child’s suicide should prompt a review that goes beyond DCF Property tax isn’t broken; our political backbone is Party balloon litter is bad but ‘nip’ bottle litter is profit In February, with theContinue reading “‘Affordability’ in Connecticut this year will be just for government employees”
Tag Archives: Gov. Ned Lamont
One scandal after another with dodgy college regents
By CHRIS POWELL Now that the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system has lost a second straight highly paid chief executive — the “chancellor” — because of misconduct of some kind, maybe Governor Lamont should find some agency other than the system’s Board of Regents to appoint the next one. Legislators are worrying most aboutContinue reading “One scandal after another with dodgy college regents”
Lamont, Tong, and Elicker escape immigration queries
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut’s laws forbidding state and municipal police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities may not be unconstitutional, as is alleged by the lawsuit brought last week against state officials by the Trump administration, but the objective of those laws is exactly what the suit alleges: to turn Connecticut into a “sanctuary state.”Continue reading “Lamont, Tong, and Elicker escape immigration queries”
Better education is impossible but maybe not fairer taxation
By CHRIS POWELL No issue in Connecticut generates more comment with less effect than public education, and now Governor Lamont is doubling down. He is arranging the appointment of the Governor’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability, which, in the hope of making education funding fairer and more effective, will study state government’sContinue reading “Better education is impossible but maybe not fairer taxation”
Governor argues weakly against voter registration ID proposal
By CHRIS POWELL Democratic leaders in Connecticut are clamoring against what Republicans in Congress are calling the SAVE Act, which would require people registering to vote to produce proof of citizenship. Since the state’s congressional delegation is entirely Democratic and there is little chance that the state will elect any Republican to Congress this year,Continue reading “Governor argues weakly against voter registration ID proposal”
Misconduct forgotten, a grifter sits in the governor’s chair
By CHRIS POWELL Twenty years ago Ned Lamont accomplished what may have been the neatest trick in Connecticut political history. He won the primary for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator, defeating the incumbent, Joe Lieberman, and lost the election on the same night. By firing cop in shooting, did Hartford mayor yield to politics?Continue reading “Misconduct forgotten, a grifter sits in the governor’s chair”
Democrats’ legislation would turn Connecticut into a people’s republic
By CHRIS POWELL Apparently afraid that Democrats in California and Illinois are getting ahead of them, Connecticut’s Democratic state legislators have pushed into overdrive their campaign to destroy the private sector and turn the state into a people’s republic. Another bailout won’t reveal why Hartford’s schools fail Overlong legislative hearings are for venting, not persuadingContinue reading “Democrats’ legislation would turn Connecticut into a people’s republic”
Why should Connecticut waive law enforcement anywhere?
By CHRIS POWELL Hearings of the General Assembly on proposed legislation almost always could use more critical questions, especially when such questions are not merely politically inconvenient but politically incorrect. Suspension of fuel taxes won’t really save any money Public schools couldn’t meet new home-school standards Greens would cripple democracy in guise of making stateContinue reading “Why should Connecticut waive law enforcement anywhere?”
Suspension of fuel taxes won’t really save money
By CHRIS POWELL Don’t make too much fun of Governor Lamont’s idea about suspending Connecticut’s fuel taxes while prices are soaring because of the war in the Middle East. But the idea isn’t such a boon either. Public schools couldn’t meet new home-school standards Greens would cripple democracy in guise of making state cleaner StudentsContinue reading “Suspension of fuel taxes won’t really save money”
Greens would cripple democracy in guise of making state cleaner
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut’s so-called environmentalists are following the state’s employee unions in contriving new ways of destroying what is left of democracy and accountability in state and municipal government. They want to put a “green” amendment in the state Constitution to guarantee everyone the right to a clean and healthy environment. Students visiting stateContinue reading “Greens would cripple democracy in guise of making state cleaner”
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