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Ginny Monk
Ginny, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, is a member of CT Mirror’s investigative team and previously served as the outlet's housing and children’s issues reporter. 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, juvenile justice, and investigations. 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 and covered housing for Hearst CT.
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New Haven to host national YIMBYtown conference in September
The gathering, which expects more than 500 attendees, solidifies CT advocates as leaders in the national conversation around housing reform.
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BEST OF 2024: For Milford Horror, anywhere can become a movie theater
Milford Horror is a group of horror movie fans who watch them in places like a church or the woods. Their first screening drew nearly 100 people.
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CT child advocate report finds more work needed to ensure safety
A report following the high-profile deaths of two young children in CT recommended a slew of changes at state agencies, including DCF.
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CT program that provides child care, housing to homeless families will grow
The Head Start on Housing pilot program, which provides housing vouchers to those who are eligible, will help 50 new CT families next year.
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CT could use land trusts to increase affordable housing, report says
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report found that CT’s laws could be used to increase affordable housing through community land trusts.
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CT United Way opens cash assistance program for those in need
The United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is putting $100K into a fund to help families struggling to make ends meet.
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View from a blue state: CT voters wait for presidential election results
As the polls closed Tuesday night, people across CT congregated to watch results of the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump roll in.
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CT landlords ask lawmakers to incentivize housing
Their press conference marks the start of a more public push by CT landlords to put their political weight behind housing development.
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Gov. Lamont: Housing solutions are local. Legislators beg to differ
The discussion at the CT Housing Conference highlighted the differences between the executive and legislative branches on the housing crisis.
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CT bond commission OKs $40M for down payment assistance
The CT bond commission’s decision reopens the Time To Own program, which gives down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.
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CT House Democrats address the politics of housing reform
CT Reps. Jason Rojas and Eleni Kavros DeGraw spoke Monday about the complicated political realities surrounding major housing reforms.
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Housing issues, long-debated in CT, get new focus in U.S. election
Advocacy groups in CT are heartened to see housing emerge as a national issue. But they see some gaps in Harris and Trump’s proposals.
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Cold weather services for homeless may shrink after funding cuts
With budget cuts, providers say, some shelters won’t open until later in the year, and there’s less money available for day shelters.