The do-nothing Democrat-dominated General Assembly, given two weeks notice on Gov. Jodi Rell’s call for a special session, will punt again today, with an oblique (Senate D’s haven’t really looked at the House proposal) promise to meet again “before Christmas” to pull off their own tiny steps toward filling the $350-million to $367-million budget deficit. The Blogster assumes that they mean Christmas of 2009, which is in 10 days. So today’s exercise in doing nothing exchange of postures with minority Republicans, will cost a tidy $10,000. Brilliant!
If you’re in the Capitol and wondering what the marble pedestal is doing in the rotunda, the newly cast “Genius of Connecticut” statue is scheduled to be installed there tomorrow. It will stay there until more than $100,000 is raised to fund hoisting it up on top of the dome. Chances are lawmakers won’t be in the Capitol tomorrow, speaking of missing geniuses.
What’s the cost of this pedestal and what happens to it once the genius is mounted on the dome?
What’s the cost to the taxpayers to “run” the Old State House?
Comment by Concerned taxpayer — December 15th, 2009 @ 4:38 pm