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In The News
Mar 20, 2025
Every week, I hear from families in our community who are desperately trying to keep a roof over their heads. Parents tell me about rent hikes that outpace their paychecks, forcing impossible choices between groceries, medication, and rent. Seniors on fixed incomes worry that one unexpected expense could mean losing...
Mar 17, 2025
Solving the housing crisis in Connecticut is one of the biggest challenges we've had year after year, and now both market rate and affordable housing options are very much in short supply. Connecticut, in fact, was recently on a list of the tightest real estate markets in the whole country....
The Housing Record
Mar 12, 2025
Housing policy in Connecticut can be confusing. It’s no wonder there are frequent misunderstandings. A recent news story out of Litchfield County is a good case in point. “Towns in Connecticut's Northwest Corner are struggling with affordable housing mandate,” the headline reads. The story talks about how small towns with...
Mar 05, 2025
There was a telling moment in the Housing Committee’s public hearing on Feb. 27. State Sen. Martha Marx, a New London Democrat in her first year as chair of the committee, reminded everyone that when we talk about housing, it’s about a lot more than facts and figures, or budgets...
