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[ John Wall, our house environmentalist, red-pencils The New York Times attack on the Federation for American Immigration Reform's sprawl ads.] The New York Times Editorial, " Next time you are stuck in traffic, blame an immigrant. [ Immigration enthusiasts always say opponents of mass immigration are "blaming immigrants."] FAIR's broadcast and print ads highlight the ills associated with suburban sprawl, then point to immigration as the underlying culprit. [ I'm shocked! A completely true sentence about a New York Times adversary in a Times editorial! This is news that's truly "fit to prin...

Non-compliant operators should be blacklisted from public procurement, the Chamber of Commerce is proposing in a newly released document. The proposal is one of 36 recommendations made in the report Public Procurement Reform that was published today. The proposals also call for better regulation of direct orders awarded by government agencies. Chamber President David Xuereb said the document builds on the report published last year on ethical business. “The document serves as valuable guidance for the necessary reforms that are needed in order to ensure that economic operators are on a leve...

Daily on Energy: Questions we have as Biden is sworn in Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! QUESTIONS FOR BIDEN: President Joe Biden, yes it’s official as of this writing, will immediately take aim at more than 100 Trump-era actions weakening climate and environmental regulations in his first step toward implementing his aggressive climate agenda. We have a few questions on how Biden proceeds in ...

The Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that it is open to a carbon tax, a significant shift in the business group's strategy as it moves to get ahead of aggressive action favored by the incoming Biden administration.

The holiday lights illuminating trees on Elm Street. New Canaan Chamber of Commerce photo While the Chamber was not able to host everyone in town for the annual Holiday Stroll, there was plenty of holiday magic in New Canaan this December.  So many of our community members worked together to make downtown feel special and we wanted to take this opportunity to give a special shout out to the people and organizations that helped the Chamber keep so many of New Canaan’s important traditions alive. Over 170 families, organizations and businesses donated to the 2020 Holiday Lights campaign whic...