The Hartford City Council on Monday unanimously backed a resolution urging the largest shareholder of the parent of the Hartford Courant to end further layoffs that have “decimated” the staff and to return the newspaper to local ownership.
The strongly-worded resolution -- passed on the council’s consent calendar -- took aim at Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund and the largest shareholder in Tribune Publishing, and called for an end to cost-cutting that has taken a heavy toll on the Courant and other newspapers owned by Tribune.
The resolution -- proposed by councilwoman Marilyn E.