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Sunday, July 6, 2014

7-6-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

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Malloy’s $3 million state funded PR operation
Every day Connecticut taxpayers ask, where do our tax dollars go? Today, thanks to investigative reporter Jon Lender, we got a little glimpse into Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s taxpayer funded PR operation. As taxpayers, we pay about $3 million a year for Malloy’s staff in the Governor’s Office. And forget, for a moment, that Connecticut […] The post Malloy’s $3 million state funded PR operation


Hartford Courant picks up Pelto’s statement on $251,000 fee for Hillary Clinton
In an article entitled, Hillary Clinton’s UConn Speech Continues to Draw Criticism, the Hartford Courant writes, Hillary Clinton’s April speech at the University of Connecticut is continuing to spark controversy, with two candidates for governor slamming the school for paying the former senator and secretary of state more than $250,000 for the 30-minute talk. UConn […] The post Hartford Courant pi


7-5-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekIs the Charter Movement Imploding? (by Diane Ravitch)Using Connecticut as an example and featuring a recent Hartford Courant column written by Colin McEnroe, Diane Ravitch, the nation’s leading public education advocate, has entitled her latest blog Is the Charter Movement Imploding? Ravitch writes, In state after state, charter schools are proving that it is downri