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New State Budget ‘Castrates’ CT-N, Connecticut’s CSPAN-like Cable Channel

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As our state lawmakers wrench their shoulders, patting themselves on the back for finally writing a budget (four months late), let’s stop for a moment. Put down the champagne and let’s ask ourselves: What really happened here? The past months of budget negotiations may have been bi-partisan, but they have been far from transparent. This budget was baked by a handful of politicians, far from public view. Not even Gov. Dannel Malloy was clued in on the details.

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Commentary: Support CT-N’s Proposed 10-Channel Website to Cover State Capitol

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By Jim Cameron

Who’s minding the store in Hartford? Who’s keeping an eye on lawmakers writing our budget, cutting services, tolling our roads and funding our schools? Almost nobody. The “press room” in the state capitol is practically empty as newspapers and radio / TV stations have cut their staffs. There are literally only a handful of reporters left covering the workings of state government.