Andy Fowler
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Communications Specialist @YankeeInstitute; @KofC baseball ‘historian’; Rosary Runner; Milford Board of Aldermen; @RealClearRelig page editor
Joined April 2011
We’re making a list – and checking it twice... And this week’s lump of coal goes to the new housing law. This housing bill landed hours before the vote, cut towns out of zoning decisions, and shut the public out of the process. The result: an expansion of bureaucratic
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In @RCPolitics @realclearpolicy co-authored @ChiefRubin Exploding Costs Breaking Budgets— putting firefighters at risk across the nation. @YankeeInstitute
@SenHawleyPress “Prices for fire trucks have doubled & delivery times in some cases, quadrupled.” https://t.co/5uB6bjaza1
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Capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system, driving innovation and prosperity through competition and voluntary exchange. But markets only function properly when t
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In 2026, what does Yankee Institute want to see? More local control. We believe that: ✅Parents know their kids best. ✅Communities know their towns best. ✅And government should know its limits. After all, decisions are best made by the unit of government closest to the
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New York politics are shifting, and people are looking for someplace more livable. Connecticut is getting the overflow — the question is why. @CTGACC @CTHouseBlueDogs @ProgressiveCT
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So what's in the housing bill in #specialsession (THREAD🧵): On the surface, this appears to advance coordination and affordability. In practice, however, the bill shifts control away from local governments toward an unelected statewide board that would dictate zoning and growth
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CT’s rainy day fund is doing what it should — helping families through the SNAP gap. But smart spending needs limits. We need to set a sunset date. @CTSenateGOP
@CTSenateDems
@cthousegop
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In this week's special session, @GovNedLamont is asking lawmakers to give UConn Health broad new authority to create subsidiaries and joint ventures capable of buying, operating, funding, and even selling hospitals. This is a gamble we can't afford. Learn more
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UConn Health — the state’s public medical center that includes the UConn School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, and John Dempsey Hospital — is now at the center of Governor Ned Lamont’s...
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CT lawmakers are moving quickly in a special session — tackling housing, emergency spending, and healthcare policy from Nov. 12-13. Some proposals represent steps in the right direction. Others risk repeating old mistakes. Here’s where we stand 👇
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Connecticut lawmakers are moving quickly in a special session — tackling housing, emergency spending, and healthcare policy from Nov. 12-13. Some proposals represent steps in the right direction....
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🚨 Connecticut lawmakers are sprinting through a two-day special session — taking up housing, healthcare, and emergency spending all at once. Some proposals could help. Others could hurt. Policy should stay practical, accountable, and locally focused. @CTGACC
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Today is All Souls Day, where we remember and pray for the those who have passed away. May God grant them eternal rest in heaven. Share the names of those loved ones you are remembering, and we'll pray for them today.
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May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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A lady called my Republican colleagues and me "homegrown Nazis" --- just for being Republican. What happened to civil society? Thanks to the @nypost for giving me the platform to share what this means to society at-large.
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“Nazi bootlickers” are running rampant in Milford, Conn., local Democrats say — and apparently I’m one of them.
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