The program will give 500 new and expectant CT mothers monthly cash transfers that they can use however they want for 36 months.
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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CT increases early childhood care ratios for 2-year-olds
Advocates said the change would help fill the dearth of child care slots and financially benefit centers. Opponents said it could cut down on the quality of care.
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CT mobile home residents fear owner found loophole in new law
A new law gave mobile home residents more avenues to buy their parks. But a case at Shady Acres in Danbury has residents wondering if there is a loophole.
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People who help CT’s homeless are struggling too, report finds
Many frontline workers in Fairfield County and Northwestern CT said they’d taken second jobs, accessed food pantries or gone without food to make ends meet.
Posted inHousing
How are Windham, Tolland counties’ affordable housing plans? Study rates them
The report highlighted what it called promising plans and a need to do more to cut down on housing costs in rural parts of eastern CT.
Posted inEducation
Should CT increase care ratios for 2-year-olds? Legislators to vote
The change, which officials will vote on this month, would let a CT early childhood educator take care of five 2-year-olds rather than four.
Posted inInvestigations
In CT, a balancing act between inpatient beds and safety concerns
As officials asked whether a CT psychiatric facility was safe enough for adolescents, another question loomed: If not, where would they go?
Posted inHousing
Two CT tenant unions, one family: The impacts of organizing
For months, a New Haven teenager has been in the middle of two tenant-landlord disputes. His story points to the rise of tenant unions in CT.
Posted inPolitics
After recount, Hamden Democratic nominee for CT House changes
Hamden officials realized a batch of ballots in a CT House primary had gone uncounted. A recount resulted in a different Democratic nominee.
Posted inHousing
‘Fair Share’ advisory group disbanded after kerfuffle
The opposition to an advisory committee is a symptom of deep divides in CT over housing, and some worry about the lack of open discussion.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
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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Chris Murphy to focus more on housing, weigh in on CT zoning law
Murphy said housing was the No. 1 issue he heard from voters during his annual walk across CT, prompting him to focus more on the issue.
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CT taking applications for new $20M lead remediation program
CT residents can now apply for the program, which is the latest step in a larger plan to cut down on lead poisoning in a state with aging infrastructure.
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Homelessness increases in CT for 3rd year in a row
The number of people experiencing homelessness in CT rose 13% from January 2023-January 2024, according to data that is broadly considered an undercount.
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CT Supreme Court ruling makes AirBnB, VRBO rentals easier
Following a lawsuit raised by a Branford property owner, the court ruled that a ‘residence’ can include short-term rentals and doesn’t require a degree of permanency.