By Chris Powell When in 1974, having persuaded Ohio’s state legislature to impose an income tax, Gov. John Gilligan, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated for re-election by his Republican predecessor, he was remarkably honest about it. He took full responsibility. The vote, Gilligan said, was simply a rejection of him. Gilligan fairly could have madeContinue reading “Can Democrats ever admit the true cause of their defeat?”
Tag Archives: Gov. Ned Lamont
Lamont’s posturing won’t put Connecticut ahead of Florida
By Chris Powell One of these days Governor Lamont may show Florida a thing or two. But probably not soon. Without explanation, Florida’s tourism internet site recently removed a section touting destinations in the state said to be particularly attractive to members of sexual minorities. This renewed complaints that the state is hostile to thoseContinue reading “Lamont’s posturing won’t put Connecticut ahead of Florida”
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”
Politically correct electricity will raise rates while failing climate
By Chris Powell How much do Connecticut and Governor Lamont want to commit to buying a lot of politically correct electricity to reduce “global warming” before ascertaining and understanding its price? Not as much as they used to. Reality is catching up with political correctness in energy costs. For Connecticut residents are angry at theirContinue reading “Politically correct electricity will raise rates while failing climate”
Abortion extremists are pushing Connecticut far ‘beyond Roe’
By Chris Powell Now that the issue has been returned to the states and democracy, abortion extremism has revived throughout the country. In some states this extremism aims to make abortion virtually impossible, limiting it to the earliest weeks of pregnancy, sometimes before women may realize they are pregnant. But in Connecticut the extremism goesContinue reading “Abortion extremists are pushing Connecticut far ‘beyond Roe’”
Stop Connecticut’s utility regulator from usurping tax power
By Chris Powell Even a few members of the General Assembly’s Democratic majority last week expressed alarm at the latest arrogance at the Public Utilities Control Authority, its raising electricity rates again. This time the increase is to repay Connecticut’s two largest electric utilities, Eversource and United Illuminating, for the millions of dollars the agencyContinue reading “Stop Connecticut’s utility regulator from usurping tax power”
Without an auditor for prisons, legislature should do the job
By Chris Powell People may never care much about the health of criminals serving prison time, nor about their treatment generally, even if most of them will be released eventually and many may have a barely suppressed desire to take revenge on the world. But Connecticut should start caring more than it has cared lately.Continue reading “Without an auditor for prisons, legislature should do the job”
Connecticut isn’t ready to prosper; and stop taxing electricity
By Chris Powell When federal census data showed Connecticut’s population increasing by about 57,000 in 2021 and 2022, Governor Lamont construed it as great news, evidence of the state’s prosperity under his administration, a remarkable contrast with the population losses of nearby states. But the other day the U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged that the populationContinue reading “Connecticut isn’t ready to prosper; and stop taxing electricity”
‘Smart phones’ aren’t why Connecticut’s students are dumb
By Chris Powell Schools increasingly are prohibiting students from operating or even carrying “smart phones” — internet-equipped telephones — in class. Some schools are investing in special pouches in which students must lock their phones in school, being able to unlock them only with a special device made available when they are leaving. At $25Continue reading “‘Smart phones’ aren’t why Connecticut’s students are dumb”
Lamont subverts competence in state government’s hiring
By Chris Powell Racial preferences in hiring used to be considered unfair because they treated people as members of groups rather than as individuals. This unfairness was euphemized as “affirmative action” and for a few decades the U.S. Supreme Court maintained an ambiguous stance on it. But recently the court took the forthright position thatContinue reading “Lamont subverts competence in state government’s hiring”
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