Sean Goldrick

The Korean healthcare system’s quick response to the COVID-19 pandemic not only saved thousands of lives, but proved the model for the rest of the world to follow.  Though Korea’s population is 14 times larger than Connecticut’s, it has suffered less than a quarter of the deaths of our state.

It is truly mystifying why Connecticut’s credulous corporate press corps continues to believe and propagate the myth that “moderates” exist within the Connecticut GOP.  Consider, for example, the press corps’ characterization of Len Fasano, the retiring Republican state senator and minority leader.

In its recent editorial (“Cautionary Tale From Connecticut,”) the Providence Journal claimed that “Connecticut is a sea of dysfunction.”  The facts show that nothing could be further from the truth.

When he left office in January, Gov. Dannel Malloy could honestly claim that he had reformed and improved virtually every area of Connecticut state government.  Except one.  He was prevented by obstructionist Republicans from reforming the teachers pension fund. As a result, annual payments to the fund, which now total $1.4 billion, or 7 percent of the budget, could exceed $3 billion by 2032.  Governor Lamont has now taken up the challenge of reform, offering a comprehensive solution in his  proposed biennial budget.