Tonight at 8pm on NewsTalk Tonight: Rep. Christopher G. Donovan, Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, sits with Brian Parker to discuss his run for Congress. He was sworn in as Speaker on January 7, 2009, and began his second term as Speaker in January 2011. Author K. Dawn Goodwin, Until He Comes from Simon… Continue Reading
OWS Quits: Asks Homeless to Take Their Place
The Occupiers Indianapolis can stand the heat – it’s the cold that is getting them worries. Armed with a strong sense of righteousness but only a weak sense of purpose, Occupiers are making clever arrangements to continue their movement thru the winter months without getting a chill. The homeless are being asked to take over… Continue Reading
Occupy Is Terrorism?
After seeing the pictures of the OC Davis policeman pepper-spraying non-violent protesters, we were all upset with police action. Then we hear about Occupiers winging bottles of water at people who are just going about their day (link). The lines of “good” have become blurred. With the O.CA. (Occupy California) crowd vowing to crash all… Continue Reading
NewsTalk Tonight | Lembo: Danger of Fed Debt-Ceiling for Connecticut
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo explains why Connecticut’s budget may be in jeopardy, again. CTNewsJunkie.com ran an article about the differing opinions of Gov. Malloy and Comptroller Lembo. With the federal debt limit being raised, the money Connecticut receives from Washington D.C. for Medicaid could be slashed. Lembo says we count on that money for reimbursement… Continue Reading
OnTheHorn.com | Sen. Witkos Says Police Will Adapt to New “Pot” Laws
State Sen. Kevin Witkos, R-Canton, was the special guest Thursday on NewsTalkTonight with CTNewsJunkie’s Christine Stuart and host Brian Parker at the OnTheHorn.com studios in Glastonbury. The discussion covered Connecticut’s new marijuana laws and how police are dealing with them, the state budget, and other issues. Witkos, who serves as a Canton police officer in… Continue Reading
Grenades thrown at Working Families Party | Green vs. Healy
Before leaving office as Chairman of the Connecticut State Republicans, Chris Healy lobbed a grenade at Jon Green, the executive director of the Working Families Party. The Democrats running for office in 2010 split the cost of a political adviser and the complex SEEC (State Elections Enforcement Commission) rules where not clear on how the… Continue Reading
On The HORN | Rich & Powerful Above the Law? | What’s next for Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Brian and Dave talk with guest Susan Campbell of the Hartford Courant newspaper about former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the news coverage of his arrest. Did Strauss-Kahn get special treatment by justice system and unfair coverage by the news media? What about the victim? Did she get justice? Also on the show, the Date… Continue Reading