Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Sunday night he is directing state and U.S. flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff in honor of Ngoc T. Truong Huynh of Watertown, a U.S. Navy sonar technician killed in the collision between the U.S.S. Fitzgerald and a container ship in Japan.
June 18, 2017
Posted inNews
Violence in Washington overshadows otherwise high political drama
The typical Washington drama of hearings and partisan rhetoric was eclipsed by violence last week when a gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandra, Va., injuring a top-ranking Republican congressman, an aide and two police officers.
Posted inTransportation
Shubert: Tolls a ‘viable’ revenue source to finance infrastructure improvement
One of the state’s most ardent transportation advocates, Don Shubert has been executive director of the Connecticut Construction Industry Association for the past eight years. He has a lot to say about the state’s stalled, $100 billion transportation rebuilding program, a Special Transportation Fund headed for insolvency, the sticky question of tolls on state highways, and the risk of squandering federal transportation dollars in years to come.
Posted inJustice, Politics
Trump quietly rolls back civil rights enforcement procedures
For decades, the Department of Justice has used court-enforced agreements to protect civil rights, successfully desegregating school systems, reforming police departments, ensuring access for the disabled and defending the religious. Now, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the DOJ appears to be turning away from this storied tool, called consent decrees.
Posted inEducation
Pre-K boosts future incomes, reduces risk of jail, when schools spend more
It’s an issue that has long puzzled policymakers: Why do some early childhood programs produce big benefits for students, but others don’t? The answer may be linked to what happens after kids leave the programs altogether and move through school.