Does Connecticut need a governor who is more than a nice guy?

By CHRIS POWELL Polls have found that Governor Lamont is well liked, and it’s hard to recall any incident during his 6½ years as governor when he got really nasty in public. But a recent poll showed ambivalence about whether he should seek a third term next year.  How much do illegals cost? And limitContinue reading “Does Connecticut need a governor who is more than a nice guy?”

Connecticut’s nullifiers echo the old South’s segregationists

By Chris Powell Upon his inauguration as governor of darkest Alabama in January 1963, George Wallace famously proclaimed his defiance of the federal government on the steps of the state Capitol in Montgomery: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” At a rally on the steps of Connecticut’s Capitol this week the state’s attorney general, WilliamContinue reading “Connecticut’s nullifiers echo the old South’s segregationists”

Immigration fraud racket operates from city halls

By Chris Powell Having stuffed absentee ballot boxes for Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and the city’s Democratic machine only to be caught on surveillance video and charged criminally and belatedly fired from her patronage job as official greeter at City Hall, Wanda Geter-Pataky has found what may be a more lucrative racket.  The New HavenContinue reading “Immigration fraud racket operates from city halls”