Erin Stewart is not running for governor
Keith M. Phaneuf :: CTMirror.org
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart listens to the speech nomination her for lieutenant governor in 2018. She declared a candidacy for governor in March, then switched to LG two months later.
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart, whose late entrance into the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination never caught fire in 2018, announced Sunday that she will not be a candidate governor in 2022.
Stewart said she will pursue her previously announced candidacy for a fifth two-year term as mayor of New Britain, a Democratic city where Republicans have been competitive in races for mayor and council.
Most of this non-taxable property like private colleges and hospitals is located in cities like New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport.
Senate President Martin Looney wants the state to dedicate $114 million in state funds to increase payments to cities and towns for this non-taxable property.
The proposal has Republican support but that support is contingent on how the state decides to pay for it.
“Raising taxes is a very difficult conversation as you well know and certainly for any municipality the greater the property tax burden, no matter what the reason, makes that community less affordable,” Darien First Selectwoman Jayme Stevenson said.