affordable housing

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will sign a controversial affordable housing bill passed by state lawmakers in a special session last week.

Connecticut mayors and first selectmen are helping draft a more acceptable version of a controversial affordable housing bill, according to Governor Ned Lamont.

With on-campus beds falling far short of student demand, many University of Connecticut students were forced into expensive off-campus housing this fall, and for some, the financial and emotional burden is overwhelming.

Crescent Crossings, built on the site of Connecticut’s first housing project, is nearly complete, offering affordable housing units. Gov. Ned Lamont joined local leaders Friday to celebrate the redevelopment.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said his push for more multi-family affordable housing in the state is working, even though he vetoed a controversial housing bill this year.

Members of a Connecticut legislative panel tackling the state’s affordable housing crisis are considering whether to continue to require that cities and towns have 10% of their housing stock be affordable.

Connecticut will not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls on states to criminalize homelessness and institutionalize unhoused people with mental health disabilities and substance abuse disorders.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont met with housing advocates to celebrate the launch of a housing pilot program in New Haven. The Urban Investment Initiative provides grants to homeowners to either retrofit or renovate their homes.

Connecticut has turned four long-vacant factory buildings in New Britain into apartments that meet the state’s definition of affordable housing.

The City of New Haven broke ground on a 65-unit supportive housing development on Monday.