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With little more than two months before a crucial September primary, three major candidates are scrambling in a tight race for Hartford mayor that some Democrats say is too close to predict. State Sen. John Fonfara and former Sen. Eric Coleman are touting their decades of experience winning elections in parts of Hartford, and they have proven track records in turning out votes. They are ...
At a fall press conference about a plan to rebuild Hartford’s highways, Congressman John Larson praised the mayors of Hartford and East Hartford, Luke Bronin and Mike Walsh, for how well they were working together to get the major infrastructure initiative underway. This prompted Bronin to say he was “ready to sign the merger agreement” joining the two communities. Walsh nodded and smiled. To be clear, there is no merger agreement, proposal or plan to consolidate the two municipalities that are separated by the Connecticut River. Bronin was kidding.
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin recently joked that he was 'ready to sign the merger agreement' with East Hartford. What if he were serious?
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Coleman made his announcement Wednesday at the Artists Collective on Albany Avenue in the city’s North End.
Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner David Lehman called on state lawmakers Thursday to consider capping or reducing Connecticut’s tax incentives for film, television and digital media production — programs that have drawn criticism for years from advocates who say the money would be better spent elsewhere.