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Talking about CT State Worker Compensation & Unfunded Benefits With Lee Elci on News Now Radio 94.9 FM — January 31, 2024

Red JahnckeRed Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers. Like This Column

Connecticut’s Jobs Crisis – On Fox TV

Connecticut is in a full-blown jobs crisis.

The state workforce has shrunk by about 160,000, or 8.2%, from its pre-pandemic level of 1.93 million in February 2020, the worst decline in the nation. Only three other states have experienced drops of more than 5%.

Of Connecticut’s remaining workforce, about 140,000, or 7.9%, are unemployed - the highest unemployment rate of the 50 states.

Combined, 300,000 people, or 15.5% of the pre-pandemic workforce, have dropped out or are currently unemployed. The next worst level is 10.9% in Hawaii.

Being last is something that Connecticut is accustomed to, but to trail 49th place by such a huge margin is alarming.

Yet, the Democrats who control the state seem clueless. Governor Lamont was mum about last week’s report of just 3,500 jobs gained in June. The gains occurred entirely in the public sector. Private sector jobs declined.

The state’s Congressional delegation is oblivious as well. Congressman Jim Himes (D, 4th District) sent an email to constituents last week trumpeting that “the strong June [national] jobs report surpassed expectations by adding 850,000 new jobs.” He included graphs of the national trends. He made no mention -- and, likely, had no knowledge -- of the dismal conditions in Connecticut.

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Talking Unfair Prescription Drug Prices and the Hospital Tax Scam with Lee Elci on News Now Radio 94.9 FM

American prescriptions drugs prices are two to three times what wealthy Europeans pay. It’s unfair, and it inflates U.S. health care costs and subsidizes socialist national health care systems in Europe, creating the illusion that socialized medicine is a better system.

States are running their deficits through the U.S. health care system via hospital taxes – Connecticut’s is the highest in the nation. Hospital taxes raise the cost of health care, inflating U.S. health care costs above their natural level.

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Truck Tolls Won’t Work; New SEBAC Savings Should Fund Transportation


On Friday, January 31st, the Transportation Committee of the CT General Assembly held a public hearing on Governor Lamont's new 12-gantry heavy-trucks-only tolls proposal. Red Jahncke testified, along with many other members of the public. Above is the CT Public Affairs Network broadcast of Jahncke's testimony. The full nine hours of testimony can be accessed here: http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=17098 Below is a transcript of Jahncke's testimony. In a few places, supplementary information has been added in brackets to clarify the testimony.

WTIC 1080 Todd Feinburg: Diversion, Interception, and Conjury with Red Jahncke (01/14/20)

Was Jolly Ned telling the truth when he told WTIC morning show listeners last week that he hadn’t diverted any funds from the Special Transportation Fund. Columnist Red Jahncke offers an honest answer. Read Red’s column “Diversion, Interception and Conjury” here. Red JahnckeRed Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers. Like This Column

WTIC 1080 ‘Todd Feinburg’: Income Equality?

How bad is income inequality in America? Columnist Red Jahncke says the truth is, not bad at all, and he’s got the numbers to prove it. Listen below or click here to listen on WTIC. Red JahnckeRed Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers. Like This Column

Fox 61 ‘The Real Story’: Gov. Lamont’s revised toll plan – a better plan?

With Gov. Ned Lamont poised to introduce his new, sharply scaled-down tolls plan, policy expert Red Jahncke is warning state lawmakers not to “fall for it” — because bridges-only tolls will eventually lead to more tolls, and because it won’t do anything to relieve traffic congestion. Jahncke has his own idea about what WILL work. Watch below or click here to watch on Fox 61. Red JahnckeRed Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers. Like This Column

WTIC 1080 ‘Sound Off Connecticut’: On Gov. Malloy’s Legacy

Red Jahncke, president of The Townsend Group, talks with Pastor Will about Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s legacy. Listen below or click to listen on the WTIC website. Red JahnckeRed Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers. Like This Column