Cheers to the friendly faces who came to our social

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our mixer at Old Greenwich Social Club last weekend. The spirit was merry, the drinks tasty, and the Rock, Paper, Soul band had us all tapping

and swaying. Partygoers, below, left to right, Ryan Oca, State Rep. Steve Meskers and John Merrill take a break from the festivities. Hope to see you at our next party!

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Come join us this Saturday at noon for bagels, shmear, and shmoozing with our all-star team running to represent us in Hartford. Learn about their priorities, pets and pet peeves.

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Greenwich public schools

earned an A+

Don't let the recent attacks on our public schools distract you from the fact that Greenwich has some of the best schools in the state, and that Connecticut has some of the best in the nation. 

The school rating platform Niche gave Greenwich an A+ for its public schools, and ranked us third best in the State. Nationally, WalletHub ranked Connecticut second in the nation for its public schools. How about a note of thanks to our Board of Education? Email them at: BoardofEdMembers@greenwich.k12.ct.us

CT Education Association

sends our Republican delegates back to school

The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) released its report card rating legislators on their support for public schools. The CEA is the largest organization representing public schools in the state and has been active for over 150 years. Kudos to our Democratic Rep. Steve Meskers for a score of 90%. All three members of our Republican delegation failed, proving that it's

time for them to go back to school. 

A little help with home

energy bills

With urging from Governor Lamont and our US delegation, Congress approved an emergency supplemental aid package in September to help struggling families with home energy prices. Home energy bills likely will be exacerbated this winter as a result of volatile global energy markets. Keeping warm and safe is particularly challenging for low-income households in New England, which have some of the country’s oldest homes and a particularly cold winter climate. Congress approved an additional $1 billion in funding, of which $21 million is available to help Connecticut families.

CT Republicans seek to overturn our assault weapons ban

A Connecticut gun rights group is suing to overturn our state assault weapons ban, which was passed with broad bipartisan support in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy that killed 26 children and teachers. This law, and the common sense laws that followed to ban 3D printed and ghost guns, are among the reasons our state is one of the safest in the country. The lawsuit was filed by two Republican state representatives of the Conservative Caucus. Greenwich Rep. Fiorello is also a member of this Caucus.

Her opponent, Democrat Rachel Khanna, responded, “I have made my position on the importance of common sense gun safety laws crystal clear...So, where does my opponent stand on our assault weapons ban? And because this lawsuit was filed by two prominent members of her 15-member Conservative Caucus, does she support the lawsuit? Voters deserve to know.“

Editorials that caught our eye

Ouch! That's pretty damning.

“Fiorello is the most extreme of the most extreme“  Sean Goldrick writes in Greenwich Time, ”Put bluntly, Representative Kimberly Fiorello is the Marjorie Taylor Greene of Connecticut.” He details her failing scores, outrageous utterances, and harmful votes on education, clean air and the environment, voting rights, and women's rights.

Vote for candidates who prioritize community safety.

“Gun policy is important to CT voters“  Jonathan Perloe writes, “Although Connecticut is fortunate to have one of the lowest gun death rates in the nation, thanks to tough gun laws that are ranked third strongest by the Giffords Law Center, gun violence is a public health crisis. The need to elect lawmakers who will protect Connecticut’s strong gun laws could not be more important.“ 

About that report on GDP growth.

“The CT economy is not sinking despite what you're hearing.

It's growing slowly,“ writes Dan Haar in CT Insider. “Anyone who follows these government releases on the size of the economy knows they go up, they go down, sometimes by amounts that cannot and do not reflect reality. ...So, where are we now? Connecticut stands right smack in the middle of all states in 2022, tracking a nation that is seeing overall activity slow, on purpose, as the Federal Reserve tries to quell inflation.“

And then there's...

“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.“ 

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Volume 1, Number 16       October 6, 2022

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