It seems to me that her excuses just aren't convincing. Rell, a Republican, allegedly rejected Act Concerning School Nutrition for "usurping the longstanding authority of our local school districts," as she explained in a statement. She also faulted the proposed legislation, because it "undermines the control and responsibility of parents with school-aged children."
I suspect that a another, more sinister, monetary-based, political situation is at play here. It was well known that soft drink companies heavily lobbied against the bill, allegedly spending about $250,000, according to Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), a backer of the bill.
Williams calls Rell's move the "biggest blunder" of her administration. "I'm very interested that the governor chose to protect the junk food industry instead of to protect the health of children in our schools."
When I learned that Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a bill that would have banned most soft drinks and junk food from Connecticut schools and add 20 minutes of exercise outside school, I was simply appalled.
It seems to me that her excuses just aren't convincing. Rell, a Republican, allegedly rejected Act Concerning School Nutrition for "usurping the longstanding authority of our local school districts," as she explained in a statement. She also faulted the proposed legislation, because it "undermines the control and responsibility of parents with school-aged children."
I suspect that a another, more sinister, monetary-based, political situation is at play here. It was well known that soft drink companies heavily lobbied against the bill, allegedly spending about $250,000, according to Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), a backer of the bill.
Williams calls Rell's move the "biggest blunder" of her administration. "I'm very interested that the governor chose to protect the junk food industry instead of to protect the health of children in our schools."