Fox in the Hen House? Insurance Commissioner Warned

By Jon Lender – Hartford Courant – May 24, 2017 Accused Of Trying To Influence Bill To Stop Drug Price Gouging HARTFORD — Senate leaders warned Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade Tuesday to drop what they described as her attempt to…

Inequality University – Yale et al

Inequality University FREDDIE DEBOER  Jacobin Ivy League universities fuel social inequality at the same time public colleges are cut to the bone. They deserve to be dismantled. Yale University in August 1997. Kent Kanouse / Flickr       Today,…

2500 Protest at Yale Graduation – Fast Ends

Fasts End As Grads, Protesters Fill Streets by LUCY GELLMAN | May 22, 2017 3:13 pm – New Haven Independent Paul Bass Photo Two separated seas of gowns — one orange, one black — replaced cars on New Haven’s streets, as…

It’s Hot Hot Hot in CT – Much Above Average

Swath of States Experiencing Hottest Year to Date By Andrea Thompson Published: May 8th, 2017, Climate Central For a swath of states from New Mexico over to Florida and up to Ohio, 2017 has been the hottest year on record…

64,000 AirBnB guests puts pressure on CT Hotel Industry

CT’s lodging industry copes with Airbnb competition BY PATRICIA DADDONA, Hartford Business Journal 5/22/2017 IMAGE | CNN     Hotels, cottages, inns and bed-and-breakfasts have long had a stranglehold on a lodging industry aimed at satisfying travelers’ desires to stay someplace…

Corp. Taxes as Share of Economy at Historical Lows

It’s time for corporations to pay their fair share of taxes Economic Snapshot • By Josh Bivens • May 18, 2017 for EPI.org It is often claimed that American corporate tax rates are much-higher than our international peers, and that…

Anti-Corrupticut Standards Board Might Get Ax

Jon Lender: Watchdog Agency May Get Ax, Just As It’s Begun Looking Into Tech-Schools Scandal Jon LenderContact Reporter – Hartford Courant – May 19, 2017 Connecticut’s watchdog agency for contracting—created by lawmakers after the Rowland corruption scandal, but neglected and starved…