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’”
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Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement
By CHRIS POWELL Democrats in Connecticut are always looking for opportunities to deplore the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. But this week they jumped on what looked like an opportunity before determining what it was really about. They might have been embarrassed if journalists followed up about it. Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmateContinue reading “Looks like Democrats oppose any immigration enforcement”
Larson’s best case vs. Bronin is the flip side of the age issue
By CHRIS POWELL Is the Democratic Party in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District really as nuts as it seems from the primary campaign between U.S. Rep. John B. Larson and former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin? Yale’s new mission statement may be a little too pedestrian School finance study committee is rigged in favor of educatorsContinue reading “Larson’s best case vs. Bronin is the flip side of the age issue”
Falling student population means higher teacher pay
By CHRIS POWELL What does it mean that, as the Connecticut Mirror reported last week, Connecticut’s birth rate is the ninth lowest in the country and that the state’s public school student population has fallen steadily since 2006, from 578,000 to 498,000, down nearly 14% in 20 years? Counterintuitively, it means bigger paydays for teachersContinue reading “Falling student population means higher teacher pay”
1st CD primary: Young vs. old or Mayberry vs. Greenwich?
By CHRIS POWELL How did former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin manage to deprive 14-term U.S. Rep. John B. Larson of the 1st Congressional District Democratic convention’s endorsement for re-election? A great candidate in theory but a disaster in practice ‘Affordability’ in Connecticut this year will be just for government employees Child’s suicide should prompt aContinue reading “1st CD primary: Young vs. old or Mayberry vs. Greenwich?”
Is there any policy reason not to renominate Larson?
By CHRIS POWELL Will former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin ever come up with a reason for his challenge to U.S. Rep. John B. Larson’s renomination by the Democratic Party besides the claim that Larson, at 77, is too old? Teacher union’s political racket is ready to take over Connecticut Republican senators top governor’s tax cutContinue reading “Is there any policy reason not to renominate Larson?”
Minneapolis incident distracts from the big underlying issues
By CHRIS POWELL Seven years ago a Wethersfield police officer shot and killed a motorist who drove straight at him after evading a traffic stop. While police video of the incident indicated that the officer could have gotten out of the way in time and didn’t have to stand his ground, the state’s attorney concludedContinue reading “Minneapolis incident distracts from the big underlying issues”
Trump aids Larson’s campaign; and Lamont’s disaster at PURA
By CHRIS POWELL Barring some accident, scandal, or health problem, U.S. Rep. John B. Larson probably can count on President Trump to carry him through next year’s Democratic primary in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District. Let the Sun set elsewhere; we have enough basketball Postal service remains too quaint in Connecticut Build housing without sprawl; andContinue reading “Trump aids Larson’s campaign; and Lamont’s disaster at PURA”
Charlie Kirk’s murder shows where cancel culture leads
By CHRIS POWELL Over the last century in the United States what has become known as cancel culture has moved from the political right to the political left. The Red scares of the 1920s and 1950s were a conservative phenomenon that blacklisted, deported, and even imprisoned people for real or suspected leftist political views thatContinue reading “Charlie Kirk’s murder shows where cancel culture leads”
Who’ll notice prison audit? And Bronin has a health issue too
By CHRIS POWELL Anyone seeking to learn how poorly state government runs would never start by paying close attention to the proceedings of the General Assembly, which remains largely indifferent to government operations. The legislature is much more interested in making government bigger than in making it more effective and efficient. ‘Social equity’ is euphemismContinue reading “Who’ll notice prison audit? And Bronin has a health issue too”
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