November 1, 2024

Arnie is off today, so Susan is filling in.

Part One: Alan Greenblatt of Governing Magazine on his piece, “How Did America’s Richest State Become Such a Fiscal Mess?” The Connecticut legislature hasn’t yet passed a budget, and some big companies are leaving. Alan fills us in on the problems Connecticut faces ..but isn’t facing.

Part Two: Our weekly check-in with Steffen Schmidt of Iowa State U, aka Dr. Politics. Topics include: Irma, Barbuda, rebuilding Texas, Florida, where’s the money going to come from, the wall, DACA, Trump gets chummy with Chuck and Nancy, and more.