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A bill that would have prevented towns from using their reserved space on telephone poles to provide high-speed Internet services to the public failed to gain enough traction to get out of committee this session. That leaves an option on the table for town and municipal officials looking for creative ways to improve the state’s Internet infrastructure.
April 2017
Of ‘blatant’ politics here and in Washington
Extreme political circumstances can inspire extreme counter-measures, and that seemed to be the case when state legislators began reacting to Trump administration policies that rub them the wrong way.
Economist Perna: Connecticut’s budget in ‘a state of emergency’
Nicholas S. Perna has been one of the most influential economists in Connecticut for more than three decades, serving as a financial adviser for a number of leading financial institutions. He spoke to the Mirror recently about the state of Connecticut’s economy and its economic future.
No response from Trump to Dem’s inquiry letters
The lack of responses shows a hard truth for Democrats: As the minority in both the House and the Senate, they have no clear authority to compel the Trump administration to answer questions or release documents.
DeVos says American schools can’t get much worse
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos isn’t concerned that a push for more school choice could inadvertently harm America’s schools, she said Wednesday — because she believes the nation’s achievement is already too abysmal for that to be possible.