During the home stretch of the grueling 2023 budget discussions last week, the Hartford City Council weighed several proposals that call for shifting some funds from the police department to other city departments, all in the name of public safety.
Three city councilors took the unusual position of abstaining from voting on a replacement to Hartford’s Charter Revision Commission on Monday evening following a pointed discussion on concerns about the commission’s transparency.
As the first lottery application window for retail cannabis businesses closes, many applicants are weary of the process that has thousands of social equity candidates competing for just six licenses.
Retail applications had to be submitted to the state by midnight Wednesday, and at least 12,000 new entries were submitted between last week and the closing for both the social equity and general lottery.
Overall, there were 15,602 applications submitted for retail licenses, including more than half (8,357) from social equity applicants.
The outlines of Connecticut’s newest industry are taking shape less than a year after Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation authorizing the sale of marijuana for adults.
The Hartford Treasurer’s office is moving to divest the city’s billion-dollar pension fund from Russian-owned assets, while the city council is set to consider a resolution supporting the measure and calling on Hartford to impose further sanctions.