-
Housing advocacy organizations in Connecticut have been awarded more than $80 million by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program.
-
An extensive affordable housing bill made it out of committee in the Connecticut Legislature this week. If passed, it would expand the jurisdiction of local housing authorities to build in other towns and allocate funding to support municipalities as they build affordable, mixed-use and transit-oriented developments.
-
Affordable housing, consumer protections and the regulation of artificial intelligence are some of the items that top their agenda this year, according to Connecticut Senate Democrats.
-
Connecticut lawmakers say a bill that would incentivize more transit-oriented development might pass this year because of the state’s housing crisis.
-
A Connecticut legislative committee has started working on a bill to enable the building of more housing in the state despite opposition from some lawmakers. This would help Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to tackle the state’s housing crisis.
-
Connecticut Voices for Children is one of several statewide groups that have repeatedly called for more affordable housing, citing the state’s shortage of multifamily housing and the widening gap between housing costs and income levels.
-
Suffolk and Nassau county executives called for increased affordable housing, access to clean drinking water, and sewage expansion projects at the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island’s (HIA-LI) 46th annual meeting.
-
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration is taking a new approach to solving homelessness, forming a panel of agency heads that will work together to prevent and respond to the issue.
-
Proposed legislation in New Haven may make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units, or tiny homes, on their property. Officials say it’s a new approach to solving the city’s housing crisis.
-
Connecticut’s Coalition to End Homelessness said they plan to ask the state for $20 million this legislative session to address homelessness. This year, they received $5 million.