Dodd: If You Have The Right To A Lawyer, You Should Have The Right To A Doctor

Since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Chris Dodd, the senior Connecticut senator not seeking re-election, has been talking up the legislation as a landmark law that honors the memory of his late colleague, Ted Kennedy. He did so repeatedly in Connecticut this … Continue reading Dodd: If You Have The Right To A Lawyer, You Should Have The Right To A Doctor

March 17: Post Office Employs Leprechauns To Get The Job Done In New Britain

Mail Carriers Don Murphy and Jim LeFort were able to remind residents that everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day as they make deliveries on Brighton Street. (J. McNamara photo)

Whither Public Campaign Financing in Connecticut? March 15th Forum in Hartford

The odds of the Citzen's Election Program (CEP)- Connecticut's public financing of elections - surviving intact for the 2010 election cycle grow longer by the hour. Lawmakers, in fact, may be cooking up a remedy that preserves public financing for Governor and statewide offices, but eliminates the CEP for legislative seats. With the reform law in … Continue reading Whither Public Campaign Financing in Connecticut? March 15th Forum in Hartford

Remembering Bill Kerr, CCSU Politics Prof; Tribute Saturday, February 27th at New Britain Museum

A celebration of the life of Charles W. (Bill) Kerr, formerly of New Britain, will be held at the New Britain Museum of American Art on Saturday February 27, 2010, at 1 p.m. Kerr, 78, died on February 2, 2010 in his home at Sun City, Hilton Head, SC. A Missouri native, Kerr was a professor … Continue reading Remembering Bill Kerr, CCSU Politics Prof; Tribute Saturday, February 27th at New Britain Museum

Desperation from Busway Opponents?

The arguments of opponents to the the New Britain-Hartford busway have a ring of obstructionism and desperation in this Courant story by Don Stacom. With news of $45 million in federal money for a busway to leverage other funds, the project may finally see a light at the end-of-the-tunnel. It's a little specious to oppose public … Continue reading Desperation from Busway Opponents?

A Vote For Dan Malloy

In 2010 Democrats need a gubernatorial nominee who has the best chance of winning an office not held by the majority party in 20 years. The open seat for Governor has spawned a number of Democratic hopefuls, all of whom offer impressive credentials from local and state government and the business world. The choice boils down to … Continue reading A Vote For Dan Malloy

Luddites May Need To Unite To Save Newspaper Legal Notices For Now

The economic plight of newspapers in the internet age will be up for debate in the 2010 session of the Connecticut General Assembly and intertwined with arguments about the public's right to know.Gov. Rell has called for ending the requirement that governments publish certain legal notices in newspapers, according to the New Britain Herald in a Feb. … Continue reading Luddites May Need To Unite To Save Newspaper Legal Notices For Now

MA Election Senate Fallout: Labor Leader Says Dems "Under Reach" on Issues That Matter

Who would have thought that a special election in Massachusetts would be the end of the Obama regime and a retreat from the "change that you can believe in" that was voted in just a year ago? Media "gas bags", Democratic "moderates" and no small number of propagandists for the corporate right are proclaiming this … Continue reading MA Election Senate Fallout: Labor Leader Says Dems "Under Reach" on Issues That Matter

Strategic Bonding: Senate Dems Push "Jobs Now" Initiative

The federal stimulus program is getting credit for mitigating 2008's economic free fall (Things would be worse without it). Recovery as defined by Wall Street financiers and their troika of Obama administration buddies --Rahm Emmanuel, Larry Summers and Tim Geithner -- is well under way.But the employment numbers and continuing slide in local tax revenues … Continue reading Strategic Bonding: Senate Dems Push "Jobs Now" Initiative

Trash Talk From Mayor Sets Wrong Tone At Start of New Term

Mayor Stewart began a new term this week with an official call for an "end to political warfare" between his office and the City Council, according to Courant coverageAnd there was some high-minded rhetoric from Stewart to get things going: "Today we stand at the threshold of becoming a new and exciting city, one that … Continue reading Trash Talk From Mayor Sets Wrong Tone At Start of New Term