Scott is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association. We discuss some recent good news and some some additional bad news for the restaurant industry in Connecticut.
Monologue 05/21/21
Hearst Media has come to some startling revelations re: tax policy, according to a recent editorial. My thoughts:
Dr. Verna Ruffin
As we enter the home stretch to the last day of school in Waterbury, I catch up with Waterbury Superintendent of Schools Dr. Verna Ruffin.
Rep. Donna Veach
Freshman CT State Representative Donna Veach joins me to talk about a few issues that are important to her.
Monologue 5/19/21
The CT State Senate voted on Tuesday to declare racism a “public health crisis” in Connecticut. Let’s find out what Thomas Sowell has to say about these types of meaningless, pandering efforts.
I take a deeper look at some of recent developments on college campuses and elsewhere with gender and society analyst Karen Straughan. She tells us why she’s becoming increasingly frustrated by the movement to eradicate specific titles, words and other language.
Jeremy is a writer, reporter and editor who has written numerous features and profiles for Sprts Illustrated, among others. He is also the author of Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing.
With the end of the schoolyear just around the corner, I take a look at the state of the classroom and how it continues to be affected b COVID and culture with the author of Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy and the Executive Director of The Boys Initiative Dr. Vermelle Greene.
Marc Fitch of the Yankee Institute joins me to take a look at the headlines from the state Capitol, including an update on the Equitable Investment Fund, which is increasingly raising questions and eyebrows in both parties.
Sen. Henri Martin
Sen. Martin joins me to discuss a bill that made it out of the state Senate that will help public-sector unions maintain or grow their membership, but always does an end-around on a recent legal decision by the US Supreme Court.
He also updates us on the Stop the Gas Tax rallies.