By CHRIS POWELL His doctor says Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s stroke was minor and a full recovery is expected. Even so, that recovery is said to require weeks of rehabilitation, rest, and absence from from the senator’s job, which will be left to his staff members, who can do many things for him butContinue reading “Murphy’s political blood pressure; and Connecticut’s eternal senator”
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‘Public’ schools, secret evaluations; and Democratic billionaires are OK
By CHRIS POWELL Anyone who still wants to call Connecticut’s biggest government expense “public” education should take a look at New Haven’s “public” schools. It’s bad enough that in Connecticut all “public” school teacher evaluations are secret. Now New Haven’s Board of Education has just begun its annual evaluation of School Superintendent Madeline Negron andContinue reading “‘Public’ schools, secret evaluations; and Democratic billionaires are OK”
Election leaves Connecticut without political competition
By CHRIS POWELL With the federal government having become more corrupt and incompetent than ever, the new Democratic majorities in Congress elected this week will have much fun investigating and publicizing it, even as President Trump, with vetoes and the Republican minorities in Congress, will be able to block legislation they find objectionable. Graduation rateContinue reading “Election leaves Connecticut without political competition”
Trump’s not alone buying votes; both parties in state are at it too
By CHRIS POWELL President Trump may be the most grotesque politician trying to buy votes, what with his plan to have the federal government send $5,000 to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans maintain their majorities in Congress after November’s election. But there’s plenty of vote buying in Connecticut as well. Why isn’t Lamont’s nullificationContinue reading “Trump’s not alone buying votes; both parties in state are at it too”
A federal judge’s negligence highlights Connecticut’s own
By CHRIS POWELL Escaping the country on the eve of his sentencing for corruption in state government didn’t require much cleverness from former state representative and deputy state budget director Konstantinos Diamantis. Instead it required much negligence by U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill and Connecticut’s U.S. attorney’s office. Despite her $500,000 compensation, a university bossContinue reading “A federal judge’s negligence highlights Connecticut’s own”
Most in poll disapprove Lamont; could election be competitive?
By CHRIS POWELL Maybe Connecticut isn’t yet in the mood for competitive politics, but the most recent Nutmeg State Poll from the University of New Hampshire’s Survey Center reports enough political dissatisfaction that, if it continues, might be the precursor of change. Outrage about Danbury arrests shows Democrats want open borders State scorns addiction business while operatingContinue reading “Most in poll disapprove Lamont; could election be competitive?”
Outrage about Danbury arrests shows Democrats want open borders
By CHRIS POWELL Dozens of immigration arrests in the Danbury area last week sent Connecticut’s Democratic leaders into fits of hysteria and hypocrisy. Governor Lamont complained that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “are not trying to coordinate with us. They’re just picking people up.” State scorns addiction business while operating two of its own PoliteContinue reading “Outrage about Danbury arrests shows Democrats want open borders”
Connecticut Democrats fear police at the polls more than lawbreakers
By CHRIS POWELL Given Connecticut’s worsening social disintegration, most people are probably glad to see police officers patrolling on foot or in cruisers. Residents of cities, where crime is worst, often ask for more police visibility. Despite CEA’s backing Lamont, many teachers may pick Elliott Primary campaign shows Lamont frantically pandering to leftists Can easternContinue reading “Connecticut Democrats fear police at the polls more than lawbreakers”
Can eastern Connecticut get ready in time for its future?
By CHRIS POWELL Fifty-six years ago Alfred M. Bingham of Salem, an elderly liberal lawyer and author with a national reputation whose father had been a U.S. senator from Connecticut in the 1920s, sought the Democratic nomination for Congress from eastern Connecticut. Bingham didn’t get the nomination but unlike many candidates he tried to thinkContinue reading “Can eastern Connecticut get ready in time for its future?”
Voter registration case is more than an anomaly
By CHRIS POWELL Maybe the illegal immigrant recently hailed as a martyr by Connecticut Democrats, West Hartford businessman Sead “Seyo” Cecunjanin, made an innocent mistake in 2018 when, in a transaction at the state Motor Vehicles Department, he applied to register to vote, falsely affirmed that he is a U.S. citizen, and was improperly addedContinue reading “Voter registration case is more than an anomaly”
