By CHRIS POWELL Last week Governor Lamont and state legislators congratulated themselves for reaching a compromise on the housing legislation the governor vetoed in June over concerns that it would have weakened municipal zoning too much. The new legislation aims to get municipalities and state government working together to set housing goals, tinkers with zoningContinue reading “Report on state’s homeless mocks new housing legislation”
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Yale has become too big for its property tax break
By CHRIS POWELL If any news report in Connecticut this year should prompt an urgent response from state government, it’s the one published last week by the Hearst Connecticut newspapers about the burden of Yale University’s property tax exemption in New Haven. Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent Newington raid shows Democrats want noContinue reading “Yale has become too big for its property tax break”
Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?
By Chris Powell According to Governor Lamont, the federal budget just enacted by the Republican majority in Congress and President Trump is nearly the end of the world. Protests haven’t explained what ‘free Palestine’ means Bears are likely to triumph long before ‘affordable housing’ does Can Republican state legislators keep up their public-interest clamor? TheContinue reading “Does Trump’s budget really spell doom for Connecticut?”
If new oversight committee is serious, where should it begin?
By Chris Powell Because of the state government scandals uncovered recently by the state auditors, and maybe because of the ones uncovered recently by the Hearst Connecticut newspapers, the Connecticut Mirror, the Yankee Institute’s Connecticut Inside Investigator, and the New Haven Independent, leaders of the Democratic majority in the General Assembly are creating another legislativeContinue reading “If new oversight committee is serious, where should it begin?”
Murder in a state prison but who really cares?
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s top elected officials and members of Congress, all Democrats, excel at criticizing the private sector and the state’s regulated utilities. Indeed, there is always much to criticize, as last week state Attorney General William Tong criticized Connecticut Natural Gas for earning more money than authorized by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.Continue reading “Murder in a state prison but who really cares?”
Disability pension scandal is shocking — but not new
By Chris Powell Why is state government always short of money in the face of what are said to be compelling human needs? One reason is that compelling human needs are easily confused with human wants, which are infinite. Another reason is that state government is not at all careful with its money, especially whenContinue reading “Disability pension scandal is shocking — but not new”
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