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Thousands of signatures are in for a Hartford mayoral primary. The ‘ground game’ is on.
Hartford mayoral candidate John Fonfara hands in stacks of paperwork to the city’s registrar of voters Giselle Feliciano ahead of Wednesday’s deadline to garner enough signatures to be on the ballot…
State announces millions in funding to address North Hartford flooding
The state is putting $170 million toward fixing the impacts of flooding in North Hartford…
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Three Hartford Democrats submit signatures in hopes of forcing mayoral primary
Candidate John Fonfara turned in his signatures Wednesday afternoon just hours ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline…
John Fonfara announces he's running for mayor of Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. — State Senator John Fonfara announced Monday that he's running for Hartford mayor after 36 years of representing the city in the state legislature.
Fonfara is a Democrat-- representing Hartford and Wethersfield, and he says he is committed…
Connecticut Senate passes $51 billion budget with historic tax cut, governor says he’ll sign it
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s two-year, $51 billion state budget — including a historic cut to personal income taxes — cleared the General Assembly with strong bipartisan support on Tuesday and now heads to the governor for…
CT income tax rate cut OK’d by finance committee
The legislature’s Finance Committee endorsed a $300 million state tax-cutting plan Wednesday that includes the first income tax rate reductions since the mid-1990s…
No website, no campaigning, no problem? Fonfara still leading Hartford mayoral fundraising
HARTFORD — Of the four candidates running for Hartford Mayor who have raised more than $50,000 so far, state Sen. John Fonfara stands out. Not just because he's outpaced the field by a significant margin, but how he's done it…