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Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
For many Canton residents, the gateway to town is a wooded ridge over Route 44. But it is now jeopardized.
Though state government is awash in cash, a fiscal cliff looms that could intensify a growing tax fairness debate.
The summer travel season is starting with a vengeance. After a year of quarantining, we’re all anxious to get back on the road again. But where to go? And what can you expect when you get there? A recent mid-week mini-vacation to the Berkshires taught our family some important lessons.
Connecticut has taken the first step in rolling back the exclusionary zoning laws that have made our state segregated and unaffordable by seeing HB 6107 become law. Soon, residents will be freed from regulations like costly parking mandates and arbitrary caps on multifamily housing that make Connecticut segregated and push young people out.
When Gov. Ned Lamont gave his last televised COVID-19 briefing, he cautioned against declaring victory over the pandemic prematurely – analogous to George W. Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech, delivered before the majority of the Second Iraq War’s casualties had occurred. Now, just a few weeks later, Connecticut finds itself at a similar crossroads when it comes to housing.
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