(Opinion) Odds are that we can use more shoveling help at bus stops when the next storm hits.  So why not borrow an idea from New York and create a $30-an-hour city-run shoveling brigade to clear the mounds from all the stops around town? Meanwhile, have the odds improved that city gov ernment’s AFSCME Local 3144 can hold an election now that the national union has taken it over? Meanwhile, the house is winning on Connecticut-legalized online sports betting. Connecticut’s not. Those are among the topics explored in the latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap. Click on the above video to watch it; add your own thoughts below in the comments section. (Note: The opinions expressed in these articles/videos are solely those of the author/bloviator. They do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone else associated with the New Haven Independent, the Independent itself, or polite society.) The post Bet $30 appeared first on New Haven Independent. ...read more read less