Ken Dixon's Blog-O-Rama

Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board Chairman G. Kenneth Bernhard of Westport, who was caught giving campaign contributions against state rules that his board oversees, has quit. “I have had a few days to consider recent events…It is apparent that my service will be a distraction to the important work that the Board does for the people of our state and I cannot permit that to happen,” said the attorney and former member of the state House.

 The CEAB will continue to its investigation into Bernhard’s actions, which included a $100 check to Gov. Jodi Rell’s campaign.

Maybe they need higher standards for entry into the University of Connecticut. Or at least a better version of spell check. The following is a release from some students who want to come to the Capitol to protest tuition hikes, assuming they can read a map. They certainly can’t spell “legislative” or “legislators.”

Here’s the release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UCONN STUDENTS RETURN TO CAPITOL TO DEMAND ANSWERS AND ALSO HOLD FACULTY STUDENT FORUM AT STORRS.

Date: Thursday, March 4^th.

Time: 12pm-3, 6-8pm

Place: State Capitol Legistlative Office Building

UConn students will be returning to the state capitol Thursday to continue the pressure on state legistlators to keep higher education a priority. UConn students hope to continue to engage all members of the CT community in finding solutions to our current fiscal crisis. To that end we will also be hosting a combined Faculty/Student meeting to discuss the current issues surrounding our campaign and develop a cohesive plan to mitigate the looming budget cuts. With so many states facing much worse financial situations, we believe it is imperative that we act now to save higher education in CT.

All members of the Connecticut community are welcome to join us for any part of our day.

For more information or comments please contact:

Jason Ortiz: 860 639 8101  jasonjortiz@gmail.com

Nina Hunter:  860 786 8579 hunter415@gmail.com

Among the bills on the Energy and Technology Committee’s list for public hearing today, is legislation that would allow the state commissioner of Transportation to order all lights on limited-access highwys to be shut off at 1 a.m. It’s an attempt to save on the state’s $50-million annual cost of electricity. Gee, if only the lane markers were bright enough to be seen, maybe drivers could figure out where their lanes would be. If this passes, a little drunken driving, heaven forbid on a snowy night, could go a long way toward more carnage on the interstates.