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Thursday, May 21, 2026

During the first fiscal year after New Britain started a program allowing certain employees to use city-issued credit cards to buy goods and services, a total of about $7,500 was charged to then-Mayor Erin Stewart's card, according to expense reports. Flash forward to her final full fiscal year in office, and about $40,000 was charged to her card, according to the expense reports released through a Freedom of Information Act request.

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... Stewart suspended her campaign for governor this month after a law firm hired by New Britain released a report alleging that she used her city-issued credit card for "routine living expenses," political campaign-related expenses and purchases for family events.

The expense reports show that Stewart's spending increased over time, especially after her children were born. Overall, purchases on her card from June 2016 through November 2025 totaled more than $200,000. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-21 10:00 PM | Reply

So a Republican candidate for Governor of Connecticut seems to have been using Connecticut funds for her own personal reasons?


Quelle surprise.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-21 10:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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