By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut is facing another expensive anomaly. The state’s Hearst newspapers report that while public school enrollment has fallen substantially since 2006, from 578,500 to 498,000 students, a decline of 14%, students receiving “special education” — students who have intellectual and physical disabilities — have increased by 39%, from 68,500 to 95,000. Indignation industry triumphsContinue reading “Why so much special education? And minimum wage bunk”
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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”
Democrats howl at enforcement of 20-year-old deportation order
By CHRIS POWELL Some Democratic elected officials in Connecticut say there was an immigration law enforcement atrocity in Bridgeport this month. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man as he waited in his car with his son at a bus stop for the boy’s ride to high school in New Haven. The man wasContinue reading “Democrats howl at enforcement of 20-year-old deportation order”
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?”
Federal aid really isn’t free; and stop exalting abortion
By CHRIS POWELL Commenting a few weeks ago about the public water system disasters from failed pipes in Waterbury, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said, “There is no free water, just like there is no free lunch.” Can Connecticut Democrats rise above identity politics? Throwing money at schools hides the learning problem Hartford’s new curriculum:Continue reading “Federal aid really isn’t free; and stop exalting abortion”
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?”
Complete immigration reform is easy, and Democrats will reject it
By CHRIS POWELL Whether the fatal shootings of Rene Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minneapolis were justified or excusable can be determined only by independent investigation, which, unfortunately, the Trump administration seems unlikely to permit. Secret payments are corrupt even when UConn teams win Medicaid could be reduced; and deliver the voterContinue reading “Complete immigration reform is easy, and Democrats will reject it”
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”
Illegal immigrant’s supporters celebrate lack of due process
By CHRIS POWELL Is Kevin Moreno’s return to Connecticut a triumph of justice and due process of law? Advocates of open borders think so. They celebrated with him at a rally in Meriden on Christmas Eve, hours before his 17th birthday, along with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, city officials, religious leaders, and others who supportedContinue reading “Illegal immigrant’s supporters celebrate lack of due process”
Immigration law enforcement can succeed without cruelty
By CHRIS POWELL Democratic U.S. senators, led by Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal, the ranking minority member of the Senate’s Permanent Committee on Investigations, held a hearing at the Capitol the other day to publicize mistakes and misconduct by federal immigration agents, particularly their arrests of U.S. citizens and their excessive use of force. The testimony, asContinue reading “Immigration law enforcement can succeed without cruelty”
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