List/Grid Tag Archives: Connecticut
Union schemes and scams: notes on the forced unionization of daycare workers and health aides.
Driving home tonight, I had some thoughts on today’s announcement of the unionization of Connecticut daycare workers and personal care attendants for the disabled and senior citizens: Did all 6,200…
5,552 people become statistically invisible in Connecticut
We’ve got mail. Most people probably do not realize how state and federal unemployment figures are put together. Of course, we need to compare apples to apples when looking at…
Connecticut “loses” again – Race to the Top education grants
When the federal government is handing out funding for programs they never should be funding, there will be winners and there will be losers. Connecticut’s application for $50 million in…
New Haven Mayor: Give illegal aliens right to vote in city elections
How does one respond to such a suggestion? New Haven, Connecticut Mayor John DeStefano (D) is asking the state to allow their city to include illegal alien votes in municipal elections. New Haven…
Conn. Attorney General thinks Florida has weak eligibility requirements for a pistol permit?
During an interview with Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen this morning with Jim Vicevich on the big radio show, Jepsen mentioned multiple times that Florida hands out pistol permits too…
The mess that is Connecticut: the true role of government
Hit hard by three natural disasters in 3 months folks in Connecticut are starting to get more than just a little irritated with the state’s power company, Connecticut Light and Power. With,…
Connecticut lawmaker wants to change date of Halloween – Ties to Big Candy?
Trick or treat? Connecticut State Rep. Tim Larson (D) wants to move Halloween from Oct. 31 to the last Saturday in October. Does Larson have an inordinate amount of election contributions…
Did Connecticut get the memo?
Between August 29 and September 5 a survey was conducted of voters in ten states on behalf of the Manhattan Institute. The results are interesting. More than 75% of those…
Why can’t Connecticut governor provide links to non-government hurricane track info?
Or even the NOAA website? RVO reader Sue H. makes note the Connecticut governor’s “most recent weather update” posted on his office’s website is more than 20 hours old.
Retroactive taxes: Violation of ex post facto precedents in the law?
Jim was talking about Governor Malloy’s retroactive taxes today, and it raised the question of whether this is even legal, not to mention moral.
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