Richard Freedman | CT Viewpoints
For decades, Connecticut has suffered from anemic economic growth and its attendant fiscal problems. The causes, it is said, are various: an aging population, lack of an anchor city, outmigration to other states and, of course, over-regulation. For the last decade we’ve had a live experiment...
Ken Dixon | CT Insider
Advocates for expanded affordable housing opportunities on Thursday supported legislation that would assess state needs, create plans for every town and city, and provide performance data.
During a public hearing on a bill before the General Assembly’s Housing Committee, favorable testimony was led by Cheryl...
CT Post
Critics are nothing if not consistent.
Depending on what I write about, there are a few responses to this column I’m guaranteed to receive. If I write about crime, I’ll hear from people (always suburbanites) who are convinced they are in imminent danger of being murdered at any...
Emily Scott | Public Service News | Feb. 23, 2022
A new alliance has formed to address Connecticut's affordable housing crisis, with a focus on its urban centers.
"Growing Together Connecticut" is a multi-year effort to pass housing laws and reforms that confront discriminatory policies, like redlining, that have led...
CT Insider | Ginny Monk
Shaurice Bacon feels stuck in her housing, an apartment with not-quite-enough space for her family.
She’s lived in public housing in Bridgeport for two decades. She’s looked for other low-cost apartments, applied to housing choice voucher programs and explored rent-to-own options. She’s widened her search...
WSHU | By Brooke Sleavensky
A new coalition in Connecticut is advocating for affordable housing in the state.
Known as Growing Together Connecticut, they want the state General Assembly to work with them this legislative session to help them to reform zoning laws that would help create more than 300,000...
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CT Insider
About 20 organizations have joined a coalition to support a new, multi-year initiative designed to support more affordable housing and reduce segregation in Connecticut.
Erin Boggs, CT Post, Mar. 12, 2021
Connecticut is facing a series of crises. We are at the bottom of the barrel in terms of segregation, income inequality, housing affordability, infrastructure and economic mobility — and in the bottom half of states for fiscal stability. Over 208,000 families in Connecticut...