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In The News
Dec 05, 2025
There is nothing simple about the recently signed HB 8002, which takes a more ambitious approach to housing policy than Connecticut has seen in years, or maybe ever. It has an expansive time horizon, many moving parts, and all kinds of different options. It will be a long time before...
Nov 21, 2025
Connecticut’s state legislature last Wednesday passed a sweeping housing bill, HB 8002, in special session. The bill aims to incentivize and accelerate housing development in cities and towns across Connecticut — including New Haven. Gov. Ned Lamont SOM ’80, who vetoed an earlier version of the bill in June, plans...
The Housing Record
May 12, 2025
An important story was published recently by reporters Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Alex Putterman in CT Insider about the housing that Connecticut is falling short on building. The evidence they present of a housing shortfall flies in the face of consistently sunny talk from the governor and his administration, and...
Apr 29, 2025
Last week, CT 169 Strong, the anti-everything group from Fairfield County, issued another round of misinformation about zoning reform efforts in Connecticut. Their latest message to supporters contains a lot of words, certainly. Hardly any of them make sense. But since the group represents a worldview that holds plenty of...
