Connecticut State Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams Jr. is not qualified to be appointed president of Quinebaug Valley Community College. Nor should the position become a fallback sinecure for a politician looking to retire and reinvent himself.
Op-ed: Sen. Williams not qualified or eligible to be college president
Posted inNews
Op-ed: Sen. Williams not qualified or eligible to be college president
Connecticut State Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams Jr. is not qualified to be appointed president of Quinebaug Valley Community College. Nor should the position become a fallback sinecure for a politician looking to retire and reinvent himself.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-ed: Adoptee access — a personal story
Will the state ‘grant’ adult adoptees the right that is ours? The right to know who we really are? Will they right an egregious wrong?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-ed: Why does legislature beat up on businesses when CT needs jobs?
Unemployment remains higher than national and regional averages, and the workforce continues to shrink.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Could the ‘Shared Solar’ movement work in shady Connecticut?
With 80 percent of Connecticut homes unsuited for solar power, the legislature is considering the concept of shared solar.
Posted inNews
Washington Watch, April 13 – 19
The cherry blossoms are finally blooming — but lawmakers won’t be able to enjoy them because they are on a two-week break.
Posted inNews
Just two weeks remain until “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality”
Just two weeks remain until The Connecticut Mirror’s signature event, Small State, Big Debate: Inequality. Do you or your organization have tickets?
Posted inEducation, Politics
Politics, politicians and children’s issues
Much of the important, but lower-profile, work at the State Capitol this week revolved around children’s issues.
Posted inEducation
Senate Democratic leader seeks spot as community college president
Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr. will be interviewed this weekend to become the next president of Quinebaug Valley Community College.
Posted inPolitics
GOP gubernatorial candidates debate guns, taxes, corruption and TV shows
The five Republican candidates for governor who faced off in a debate Friday signed a pledge to treat each other with respect, and they did: The jabs were reserved for the man each hopes to replace, first-term Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Posted inPolitics
As the curtain goes up, Rowland promises a different ending
On Friday, the curtain went up on what John G. Rowland’s lawyer promised will be a show, a story that ends with a trial and a verdict, not a negotiated plea. Rowland pleaded not guilty to a seven-count indictment, and trial was set for June 10.
Posted inPolitics
Murphy’s new chief of staff has GOP ties
Allison Herwitt has worked for Republican politicians, but now she’ll take the top position in the office of Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy. On Friday, Murphy announced the hire of Herwitt as his chief of staff, replacing Francis Creighton, who left the senator’s office in February.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Blumenthal asks Justice Dept. to investigate GM
WASHINGTON — In an escalating fight with General Motors, Sen. Richard Blumenthal joined other Democratic senators Friday in asking the Justice Department to investigate the automobile maker for allegedly delaying a recall of millions of cars that had faulty ignition switches, a defect that has been linked to 13 deaths.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-ed: CT took a great step: Independent APRNs can help deliver primary care
Clearly, today’s primary care workforce is insufficient to meet the health care needs expected of it.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Still more standardized testing? Listen to the youth.
A bilingual student remembered being told in first grade, ‘You have to do this because you’re preparing for the test,’ but the standardized test wasn’t given until 3rd grade.