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On Monday, a press conference from the affordable housing advocacy consortium Growing Together Connecticut was held at the same time as a public hearing on this year’s transit-oriented development bill.

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.

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.

Long Islanders can now access a new tool to understand residential zoning districts. A group of nonprofit organizations created an online map that shows more than 1,200 different zones that impact homeowners, developers and housing advocates.

Connecticut House Democrats say a controversial bill aimed at dealing with the state’s affordable housing crisis is ready for a vote.

Several bills related to eviction protection, a rent cap, homelessness and land-use reform in Connecticut are likely to pop up this session.

Advocates say the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut has exclusionary zoning practices.

The Brookhaven Town Board has approved zoning changes for a site in Medford that was once proposed to be the home of a new casino. Now, a developer plans to build a massive warehouse on the 30-acre property.

Despite five years of advance notice that Connecticut towns would have to submit affordable housing plans by June 1, less than half of them made the deadline.

Governor Kathy Hochul nixed the controversial plan to allow accessory dwelling units from her state budget proposal.