CT urban mayors take different approaches to getting state funds

CT urban mayors take different approaches to getting state funds

A week after New Haven’s mayor decried the inadequacy of state funding for local education, Hartford’s mayor came to the state Capitol office of House Speaker Matt Ritter to publicly offer thanks for the positive impact the recently adopted budget will have on his city. “I come up to the Capitol very often to ask for things,” Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said. “You’re nicer than some mayors,” Ritter said, smiling. “My mom told me, taught me…