Ken Dixon's Blog-O-Rama » General http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon Connecticut politics is a contact sport Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ouch! Gov. Malloy’s budget proposes slashing arts, culture, tourism grants by $2.35 million. Beardsley Zoo would be whacked for $354,350. But fear not…. http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/ouch-gov-malloys-budget-proposes-slashing-arts-culture-tourism-grants-by-2-35-million-beardsley-zoo-would-be-whacked-for-354350-but-fear-not/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/ouch-gov-malloys-budget-proposes-slashing-arts-culture-tourism-grants-by-2-35-million-beardsley-zoo-would-be-whacked-for-354350-but-fear-not/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55:48 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4059 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/ouch-gov-malloys-budget-proposes-slashing-arts-culture-tourism-grants-by-2-35-million-beardsley-zoo-would-be-whacked-for-354350-but-fear-not/feed/ 2 Pot proponents “waking and baking”? Protest scheduled for today is postponed. http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/pot-proponents-waking-and-baking-protest-scheduled-for-today-is-postponed/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/pot-proponents-waking-and-baking-protest-scheduled-for-today-is-postponed/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:23:17 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4056 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/pot-proponents-waking-and-baking-protest-scheduled-for-today-is-postponed/feed/ 0 Gov. Malloy will ask Legislature for $50 million in additional education funding http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/malloy-will-ask-legislature-for-50-million-in-additional-education-funding/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/malloy-will-ask-legislature-for-50-million-in-additional-education-funding/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:49:25 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4051 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/08/malloy-will-ask-legislature-for-50-million-in-additional-education-funding/feed/ 0 Malloy working on his partisan presidential-primary chops http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/malloy-working-on-his-partisan-presidential-primary-chops/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/malloy-working-on-his-partisan-presidential-primary-chops/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:07 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4047 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/malloy-working-on-his-partisan-presidential-primary-chops/feed/ 0 Shorthand reporters running wild? Malloy will ask Legislature to eliminate more commissions http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/shorthand-reporters-running-wild-malloy-will-ask-legislature-to-eliminate-more-commissions/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/shorthand-reporters-running-wild-malloy-will-ask-legislature-to-eliminate-more-commissions/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:31 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4044 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/07/shorthand-reporters-running-wild-malloy-will-ask-legislature-to-eliminate-more-commissions/feed/ 0 Malloy, gathering strength for the big week ahead, is cooking up Anchor-style hot wings for the Super Bowl http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/05/malloy-gathering-strength-for-the-big-week-ahead-is-cooking-up-anchor-style-hot-wings-for-the-super-bowl/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/05/malloy-gathering-strength-for-the-big-week-ahead-is-cooking-up-anchor-style-hot-wings-for-the-super-bowl/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:28:52 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4041 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/05/malloy-gathering-strength-for-the-big-week-ahead-is-cooking-up-anchor-style-hot-wings-for-the-super-bowl/feed/ 0 Capitol $alary envy 2012. Here’s what everyone is making. http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/02/capitol-alary-envy-2012-heres-what-everyone-is-making/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/02/capitol-alary-envy-2012-heres-what-everyone-is-making/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:47:04 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4037 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/02/capitol-alary-envy-2012-heres-what-everyone-is-making/feed/ 16 State Comptroller targets deficit (GAAP) of about $74 Million http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/01/state-comptroller-targets-deficit-gaap-of-about-74-million/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/01/state-comptroller-targets-deficit-gaap-of-about-74-million/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:54:41 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4034 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/02/01/state-comptroller-targets-deficit-gaap-of-about-74-million/feed/ 0 59 going on 52? Gov Malloy wants more consolidations of state agencies, cutting seven more http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/27/59-going-on-52-gov-malloy-wants-more-consolidations-of-state-agencies-cutting-seven-more/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/27/59-going-on-52-gov-malloy-wants-more-consolidations-of-state-agencies-cutting-seven-more/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:37:20 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4030 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/27/59-going-on-52-gov-malloy-wants-more-consolidations-of-state-agencies-cutting-seven-more/feed/ 0 Another day, another few million buck$ in deficit. OFA: $144.5 M shortfall in works http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/25/another-day-another-few-million-buck-in-deficit-ofa-144-5-m-shortfall-in-works/ http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/25/another-day-another-few-million-buck-in-deficit-ofa-144-5-m-shortfall-in-works/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:29:34 +0000 Ken Dixon http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/?p=4026 http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2012/01/25/another-day-another-few-million-buck-in-deficit-ofa-144-5-m-shortfall-in-works/feed/ 0