The Department of Children and Families is working alongside police to investigate the sudden death of a 12-year-old Enfield girl.
Ginny Monk
Ginny is CT Mirror's children's issues and housing reporter. She covers a variety of topics ranging from child welfare to affordable housing and zoning. Ginny grew up in Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas' Lemke School of Journalism in 2017. She began her career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she covered housing, homelessness, and juvenile justice on the investigations team. Along the way Ginny was awarded a 2019 Data Fellowship through the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California. She moved to Connecticut in 2021.
Posted inHuman Services
CT lawmakers express concerns while questioning DCF nominee
Lawmakers asked interim DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton about caseworker turnover, children’s mental health support, homeschooling and more.
Posted inHuman Services
Jonatan Nanita pleads not guilty in ‘Mimi’ Torres-García death
CT Superior Court Judge Robert D’Andrea ruled Wednesday that the court could consider life in prison for Jonatan Nanita if convicted.
Posted inHousing
Housing Committee passes eviction reform bill
The bill, which would largely end no-fault evictions, passed during the last Housing Committee meeting of the session Tuesday.
Posted inInvestigations
Latest CT towing reform bill met with criticism, concerns
Tow companies expressed opposition to changes proposed to CT’s towing laws and a consumer advocate said it doesn’t address important issues.
Posted inEducation
CT department says it cannot comply with DCF, homeschool proposal
The bill would require that schools alert the education department when kids are withdrawn for homeschooling so it could then notify DCF.
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Where in each town can housing be built? CT guidelines seek detail
The housing growth plans required under H.B. 8002 will have to be specific about where housing can be built, the guidelines say.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT homelessness is up, and federal support remains uncertain
The federal government tried to take money away from programs supporting housing in CT. The state would have lost up to $98 million per year.
Posted inHousing
CT lawmakers to repeal 2024 single-stair building code change
The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.
Posted inHousing
Tense hearing on bills to end no-fault evictions, limit rent hikes
CT lawmakers heard testimony on several bills that could fundamentally change the nature of the landlord-tenant relationship.
Posted inHousing
CT working group recommends changes to 8-30g affordable housing law
The recommendations amounted to “more carrots” than sticks, said House Majority Leader Jason Rojas, who co-chaired the group.
Posted inHuman Services
After Bethany case, bill would make camp staff mandated reporters
The bill was discussed the same day the Office of the Child Advocate issued a report recommending all camp workers get background checks.
Posted inHousing
As CT renters rally for eviction reform, lawmakers make a change
A CT bill on no-fault evictions has gotten nowhere in the House in past sessions. So this year, the Senate will be up first.
Posted inHousing
CT housing needs assessment required under H.B. 8002 underway
CT officials will use the fair share report — a controversial study featuring three different analyses of housing need — in the assessment.
Posted inInvestigations
Tabitha Frank, whose toddler fell from window, is sentenced
Tabitha Frank was charged after her son, 2-year-old Corneliuz Shand Williams, fell out of a third-floor window and died in 2023.