By CHRIS POWELL Caught up in his primary campaign for renomination by the Democrats, maybe Governor Lamont and his publicists are too busy to notice and respond to news reports about improprieties in state government. Or maybe they’re just not inclined to call more attention to them, even by correcting them. Voter registration case isContinue reading “Governor Lamont ignores more misconduct by state police”
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Child neglect is vast in Connecticut and DCF may not be so bad
By CHRIS POWELL Beating up on Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families is easy and politically satisfying. Child neglect and abuse are rampant and worsening in the state and are beginning to overwhelm the agency’s social workers again, if not yet quite as much as the staff was overwhelmed when it was under federal courtContinue reading “Child neglect is vast in Connecticut and DCF may not be so bad”
Legislators try blackmailing Yale to save discriminatory admissions
By CHRIS POWELL It shouldn’t be shocking that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating Yale University in New Haven for illegal racial discrimination in its admissions practices. Higher education long has been discriminating that way and helped concoct a euphemism for it — “affirmative action” — a euphemism that fortunately no longer intimidates the TrumpContinue reading “Legislators try blackmailing Yale to save discriminatory admissions”
Democrats would ‘abolish ICE’ but not illegal immigration
By CHRIS POWELL Most Democratic candidates for high office in Connecticut are pledging to seek to abolish the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “Abolish ICE” or “Stop ICE” appears on much of their campaign material. Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk Indignation industry triumphs at New London post office Bronin didn’tContinue reading “Democrats would ‘abolish ICE’ but not illegal immigration”
Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut is facing another expensive anomaly. The state’s Hearst newspapers report that while public school enrollment has fallen substantially since 2006, from 578,500 to 498,000 students, a decline of 14%, students receiving “special education” — students who have intellectual and physical disabilities — have increased by 39%, from 68,500 to 95,000. Indignation industry triumphsContinue reading “Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk”
Bronin didn’t fix Hartford; and ‘fair’ just means ‘more’
By CHRIS POWELL What’s the point of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District? Of course Bronin’s immediate objective is to defeat the incumbent Democrat he is challenging in a primary, U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, who has represented the district since 1999. But whyContinue reading “Bronin didn’t fix Hartford; and ‘fair’ just means ‘more’”
Can Elliott make waste and fraud an issue in primary for governor?
By CHRIS POWELL Maybe Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott, challenging Governor Lamont’s renomination in the Democratic primary August 11, has their party perfectly figured out. Elliott speaks almost entirely of enlarging government, increasing its dependents, taxing and spending more, and giving government more power over the economy and society generally. Poll finds strong undercurrent ofContinue reading “Can Elliott make waste and fraud an issue in primary for governor?”
Poll finds strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction with Lamont
By CHRIS POWELL Most political observers believe that Governor Lamont will win re-election easily, if the leftist faction of the Democratic Party doesn’t dump him in the primary for renomination in favor of Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott. Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials? Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement Prisons,Continue reading “Poll finds strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction with Lamont”
Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials?
By CHRIS POWELL Governor Lamont may have the campaign for governor all to himself. His vast wealth is being deployed again and is stuffing Connecticut’s airwaves and internet channels with commercials and deluging journalist e-mailboxes with press releases. Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmate death video A stateContinue reading “Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont’s commercials?”
Fix Connecticut’s big problems before trying to seize utilities
By CHRIS POWELL In principle there’s nothing wrong with government ownership of electricity, water, and gas delivery utilities, since they are natural monopolies. People building a state or country from scratch might do best to start that way — if they have the necessary capital. Governor goes retrograde with Medicaid penalty tax Many TV andContinue reading “Fix Connecticut’s big problems before trying to seize utilities”
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