Hartford, Connecticut
Coverage of Hartford, Connecticut in the Nexus archive.
- Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan federal law, grants municipalities flexibility in using federal block-grant funds for affordable housing construction and introduces incentives and penalties to accelerate housing production. The law also restricts institutional investors from buying homes, eases manufactured housing rules, and expands veteran assistance.
- Federal lawsuit raises questions about culture at prior job of Minneapolis mayor’s nominee for fire chief
A federal lawsuit raises concerns about a prior job of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s nominee for fire chief, Reginald Freeman. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, alleges harassment and discrimination in a Connecticut fire department during Freeman’s leadership but does not directly accuse him. The city and mayor’s office declined to comment, while a former city council leader called the allegations troubling and questioned whether Freeman was aware of the issues.
- Severe weather disrupts some America 250th celebrations; Trump says he will still speak in DC
Severe weather disrupted America's 250th independence anniversary celebrations in East Coast cities, including Washington's National Mall evacuation. President Donald Trump announced plans to proceed with a speech in Washington despite the storms, while events in Hartford, Connecticut, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia were canceled or delayed.