By CHRIS POWELL New Haven’s Board of Education, of which Mayor Justin Elicker is a member, says city residents should not be told how well School Superintendent Madeline Negron is doing her job. Lamont and Tong applaud defeat of their party’s own water scheme Hospital rescues promise far higher medical costs Wesleyan’s vegetarian plaque mayContinue reading “New Haven school board is frank with public: Get lost!”
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Mayor feigns dismay about city employee’s reinstatement
By CHRIS POWELL In 2023 computer hackers stole $6 million from the New Haven school system and city government fired the system’s information technology director over it. Eventually a little more than $5 million was recovered, and the other day an arbiter ruled that the theft wasn’t the fault of the information technology director andContinue reading “Mayor feigns dismay about city employee’s reinstatement”
Church schools might save some city kids — is that bad?
By CHRIS POWELL Correlation is not necessarily causation, but it can give some hints, and the decline of education in Connecticut and particularly in its cities has correlated with the decline in Catholic schools and the decline in Catholicism and religion generally. Of course the church has had grave faults but it has excelled withContinue reading “Church schools might save some city kids — is that bad?”
Utility regulator, caught lying, blames her adversaries
By CHRIS POWELL Just hours after she was caught lying to state legislators, the chairwoman of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Marissa P. Gillett, resigned last week, blaming her vindicated critics for making her life harder than she could bear. Overimpressed by college, Democrats get arrogant Senator Winfield and other Democrats want open borders againContinue reading “Utility regulator, caught lying, blames her adversaries”
Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent
By CHRIS POWELL For the sake of argument, stipulate that President Trump, a Republican, never has good intentions, only demagogic ones, and has a political interest in exaggerating the problem of crime in the cities, most of which long have been mismanaged by Democrats. Newington raid shows Democrats want no immigration enforcement Democrats keep pretendingContinue reading “Awful Trump is right on crime but Connecticut is indifferent”
New Haven understands ‘sanctuary’ while Tong and Lamont pretend not to
By CHRIS POWELL What are “sanctuary states” and “sanctuary cities”? Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Governor Lamont last week claimed not to know and to have no idea why the Trump administration has labeled Connecticut a “sanctuary state.” Will Governor Lamont allow escape from unpublic education? Poverty racket and kickbacks disgrace state government WhyContinue reading “New Haven understands ‘sanctuary’ while Tong and Lamont pretend not to”
Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions?
Connecticut’s television stations seem to prohibit their reporters from asking critical questions even amid brazen provocations. Connecticut Democrats get hysterical as Trump proclaims the obvious Euphemism can’t erase doubts about sex changes for minors Who will notice prison audit? And Bronin has a health issue too Nothing else well explains how a TV news reporterContinue reading “Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions?”
Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut never get critical questions
By Chris Powell Immigration law enforcement agents must be compelled, by congressional action or court order, to identify themselves conspicuously during arrests, to display their badges, and to make prompt public reports identifying the people they have detained, why they have been detained, and where they are being held. A free country cannot allow secretContinue reading “Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut never get critical questions”
Welfare continues to hide in Connecticut’s electricity bills
By Chris Powell Why should Connecticut’s electricity grid be incorporated into the state’s welfare system? Why are electricity users in the state who pay their own electric bills being charged extra to subsidize discounts for electricity used by poor people who don’t pay? Why aren’t those subsidies financed by general taxation? Connecticut Democrats insist onContinue reading “Welfare continues to hide in Connecticut’s electricity bills”
Connecticut Democrats insist on open borders or secession
By Chris Powell Rage and indignation again are sweeping the state Capitol and the People’s Republic of New Haven, this time because the city’s “hometown airline,” Avelo, which has revived Tweed New Haven Airport, has contracted with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fly illegal immigrants out of the country from Arizona. Rule ofContinue reading “Connecticut Democrats insist on open borders or secession”
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