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In The News
Feb 04, 2026
Last year ended with Gov. Ned Lamont signing a major housing bill into law, and advocates say they will now be closely watching the implementation of that measure. But they also want state lawmakers to turn — or return — to other housing-related proposals during their upcoming 13-week legislative session....
Dec 09, 2025
Erin Boggs, executive director of Open Communities Alliance, began researching for the group's signature "Fair Share" housing proposal in 2014. Peter Harrison, Connecticut director of the Regional Plan Association, has been advocating for transit-oriented development in the state for about five years and has pushed a specific "Work, Live, Ride"...
The Housing Record
Feb 26, 2026
The Affordable Housing Appeals Act, known colloquially as 8-30g, has long been a widely misunderstood law. It’s one of the few ways that affordable housing gets built in many of our most exclusionary Connecticut communities, but its effect is purely reactionary – it only comes into play when someone proposes...
Jan 29, 2026
The passage of HB 8002 late in 2025 was the culmination of a long struggle to pass meaningful housing reform in Connecticut. It was not the end of the political fight over affordable housing. Recent attacks from public officials and policy professionals make clear that this issue will remain in...
