On July 11, 1933, Connecticut ratified the 21st amendment leading to the repeal of national prohibition of alcohol. The Day published a rather interesting editorial on the subject:
Raise a glass to state’s decision to repeal bad policy
By DAVID J. HANSON
Seventy-five years ago, on July 11 of 1933, Connecticut ratified the Twenty-first Amendment leading to the repeal of National Prohibition of alcohol.
In the early part of the 20th century the Yankee old-stock population increasingly advocated prohibition as a way to reduce what it considered the crime, poverty and vice associated with the flood of southern and eastern European immigrants entering the state.
Finally, an issue that shows some sign of life out of Hartford. Telecommuting. Apparently it has come to the attention of Hartford legislators that it is damn expensive to live in Connecticut. Let’s pause to contemplate the sudden concerns. Let’s think about how many years we had to hear of how they planned to spend the fake surplus. Let’s think about how they diddled on transportation infrastructure issues and let’s not forget how the DOT squandered millions on contractors highway improvements performed by shady contractors. And do, with priorities clearly in place, Republicans in Hartford want to increase state worker productivity. Because Republicans in Hartford have proven themselves to be such productivity bunnies themselves I guess. Which gives us the flak attack by the press flunkies:
The times they are a changing. It seems that tax hikes, are not viewed favorably by residents in West Hartford. Maybe because this time its the lowly parking meter has ignited the one issue the binds people who have cars all over the world, parking. The NYTimes reports:
A decision by the town council here to spend $100,000 to replace parking meters in the downtown shopping district sparked a sort of taxpayer revolt that resulted in voters turning down the town budget last month and a campaign to vote down the latest budget in September.
It is time for transit advocates to capitalize on the public’s growing desire for expanded transit in Minnesota. TLC - in partnership with allied organizations and legislators - have introduced the Transportation Choices 2020 initiative.
The Transportation Choices 2020 initiative will provide funding to dramatically expand the availability of public transit and facilities for bicycling and walking in Minnesota. This public investment in our shared infrastructure will build community and ensure that everyone in the state has transportation options. Specifically it will:
Really, what is the point of holding a public hearing, when no one speaking at the hearing speaks to the facts of an issue? Why is it that unsubstantiated theories play any role in policy discussion? Last night’s public hearing on the transfer station solid waste contract issue was appalling.
To put in perspective the issue, solid waste disposal in Connecticut with CRRA has been a contentious issue because of the fees charged by CRRA and the lack of accountability. Every editorial about the issue in towns subject to the CRRA contract say the same thing. The gist, recently from a Hartford Courant editorial:
Fred Bondi opens up on the public hearing with the comment that this public hearing is on the issue of whether we move some of the trash transferring to meadow street and saving the City of Norwalk $1 million dollars or not. Talk about leading the witness …
The public starts speaking.
The first speaker claims that the 500/tons of approved transfer station at Meadow ST. He claims that the tonnage is under review, and that the environmental justice will file a lawsuit to eliminate even the 250/tons that is currently going through the transfer station.
Tonight garbage. Last night Corda stuck it to Norwalk teachers. Plenty of other tid bits for y’all to comment on. The comments are yours to steer. Today’s musical guest Goo Goo Dolls and Better Days.
I’ll leave it to the educators who post here to talk about the Norwalk results. I will note that the Courant has a couple of interesting charts, here and here. The first is highest and lowest percent of scores that meat the statewide standards, and the second biggest gainers and losers statewide.
Reading may be fundamental, but flow charts and diagrams make it clearer. And yes the French grandmother pommes frites example hits home for me. Click the link though to see the old FISA flow chart,
What New FISA does is create a special case involving our bold red line in the first chart. It provides a way for the executive branch to engage in warrantless (but “certified”) wiretapping of wire and cable (including email and phone) of any Foreign-to-U.S. communications collected inside the U.S. You’ll see the new set of criteria for certification in this special case. It does add new protections for U.S. Persons (citizens or greencard holders) by requiring the typical FISA warrant in all cases in which they are targeted.
