Wednesday November 26, 2008
Just in case you’re convinced that Connecticut is tightening its belt, the state Commission on Culture & Tourism just awarded $651,585 in grants to non-profit organizations, municipalities and schools.
Sure the state should invest in the arts, but the Blogster likes the timing of the commission’s release, the day after the special session where the best the General Assembly could come up with was $25 million in spending cuts.
The culture vultures spread the money among about 100 groups. The Cooperative Marketing Grants alone totaled $414,883, “to increase attendance, visitation, overnight stays and leverage theCommission’s marketing and regional tourism district funds.” The money included billboard-advertising programs.
Remember when Gov. Jodi Rell wanted to eliminate billboard advertising in our lifetimes?