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It could happen here: Regulation off the deep end
Or should I say regulation OF the deep end. California wants organizations that have public pools – cities, hotels, etc. – to hire a certified pool operator, CalWatchdog reports, who has taken a 14-hour training course. The National Swimming Pool Foundation is...
Federal government funding Connecticut communists
New Haven, Conn. – The Board of Alderman voted this month to allocate $25,000 in federal funds for a nonprofit to renovate its building despite the organization’s links to the Communist Party USA. Connecticut taxpayers will contribute an additional $300,000 if the...
Malloy administration supports funding for Communist-linked group
Gov. Dannel Malloy’s administration moved forward last week with $300,000 in proposed taxpayer funding for the New Haven People’s Center, a non-profit run by officials in the Connecticut chapter of the Communist Party USA, by putting it on the agenda of the State Bond...
Despite existing pension shortfalls, group suggests new funds for private-sector workers
Even though government-employee pension plans nationwide are billions if not trillions of dollars underfunded, the union officials and government employees who run those funds want to create public pensions for private-sector workers. Amid a political environment...
State might pass money for Communist-affiliated People’s Center through city hall
A state official reviewing the credentials of the Communist-linked New Haven People’s Center suggested routing taxpayer money through city hall to avoid a direct connection with the organization, according to documents obtained by Raising Hale. “If there is any...
Retired state employee raised first red flags about state funding for Communist building
A recently retired state employee with almost four decades of experience, including almost 20 years overseeing grants from state bond money, first alerted state officials to problems with $300,000 in proposed funding for the New Haven People’s Center, an organization...
Accounting change reduces cost of retiree healthcare by $2.1 billion
Connecticut taxpayers owe $2.1 billion less for state retiree healthcare, according to a new report released Thursday, because actuaries changed one number used to calculate the long-term cost of the benefit. According to the Segal Company in Farmington, taxpayers...
State education chairman: Too much choice on TV
Allan Taylor, chairman of Connecticut’s state Board of Education, gave an interview with Choice Media TV a week ago while the General Assembly was still debating education reform. The video is still worth watching. Taylor and the state board remained somewhat...
Connecticut Supreme Court says teachers are salesmen
The Tax Foundation has a report out today on a recent Connecticut Supreme Court case that found teachers are the legal equivalent of salesmen for Scholastic, the in-school bookseller. According to the report, co-authored by former Yankee Institute intern Jordan King,...
Should Connecticut absorb Rhode Island?
Josh Barro writing for Forbes suggests it might be in Rhode Island’s best interest to merge with Connecticut. According to Barro, because of Rhode Island’s lower per capita income, the state has higher taxes AND lower government spending than both its...