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How Easy COVID Money Whet CT Lawmakers’ Appetites for More

Blue Hills Civic Association's funding rose from $1.32 million to $5.62 million amid minimal grant vetting, prompting an FBI probe into Sen. McCrory's role in state COVID relief allocations.

Summary by Hartford Courant
A few nonprofits serving constituents of Sen. Doug McCrory of Hartford did extraordinarily well when COVID relief arrived through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Funding for one, the Blue Hills Civic Association, tripled to $1.32 million one year, then quadrupled to $5.62 million the next. The ARPA money was easy, flowed fast and came with a hard end date. It benefited the constituents of far more lawmakers than McCrory. And it whet the ap…

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The CT Mirror broke the news in on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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