by Kelly Delaney | Oct 5, 2012 | General, Municipal
In June, the federal government awarded the state of Connecticut with a $4.7 million grant to save or create 36 positions for police officers around the state. According to the Courant, Hartford received $1.7 million to hire 12 police officers, Waterbury received $1.7...
by Kelly Delaney | Oct 3, 2012 | General, Politics
Tonight the country will have its first chance to see President Obama and Governor Romney face off in their first of three presidential debates. As it stands, the race is tight nationally with Obama in the lead with 49 percent and Romney not far behind at 45.2...
by Kelly Delaney | Sep 28, 2012 | General
Just over a year ago the Connecticut General Assembly passed a controversial law allowing the early release of prisoners who show good behavior and participate in rehabilitation programs while serving time. The bill, which passed along party lines, allows non-violent...
by Kelly Delaney | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog, Education, General
According to the Wall Street Journal, the two largest teachers unions spent $330 million on politics and peddling influence between 2007 and 2011. “Some of the spending that the two teachers unions identified to the Labor Department as ‘political and lobbying’...
by Kelly Delaney | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, Education, General
This year Connecticut was regrettably recognized for having the most dramatic achievement gap in the country. These results suggest that a serious problem exists in our public schools, but a recent study looking at the practice of social promotion and other reforms...
