About that ending of veterans homelessness in CT…

Yesterday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that Connecticut had ended veterans homelessness. The state actually accomplished this by the end of 2015, but they were waiting on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to officially verify it. It is one thing to say one has accomplished such a feat, and quite another to have …

In a move that can only be called “no shit:”

Connecticut’s Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he would sign an executive order that would ban people on the federal terrorism watch list from buying guns in Connecticut. Yes, that still means people under suspicion can still buy guns everywhere else in the country, because no other states have the guts to step up and enact this …

A plan to end chronic homelessness in CT

On Wednesday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and others will speak at the Zero: 2016 CT Summit to kick off Connecticut’s strategic plan to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2016. Connecticut is one of only four states to participate in the national Zero: 2016 initiative organized by Community Solutions. At the summit, teams from Connecticut’s …

He caved

On Friday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in the words of one lobbyist, significantly rolled back his proposed corporate taxes, and he proposed the legislature allow him to cut up to 1.5 percent of any line item in the budget. Whee! The budget process in this state is pretty crappy as it is, and this just …

How UConn’s women basketball team could change the world

See if you can follow: 1. Indiana passes a discriminatory law. 2. Connecticut’s Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announces that state employees cannot travel to the state using state funds. 3. UConn women qualifies for the Final Four in 2016. 4. UConn coaching staff can’t travel to Indiana. 5. Basketball changes the world. This isn’t original …