A bill requiring labels on some cannabis products warning consumers to keep them out of children’s reach passed the CT Committee on Children.
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 Politics: CT towns wouldn’t need to store evicted tenants’ property under proposed bills
Two bills being considered in the CT legislature would eliminate the requirement that towns store the possessions of tenants who are evicted.
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CT Democrats pitch wide-ranging bills to address housing issues
The bills, which aim to address issues including evictions, workforce housing, homelessness and fair housing, had a public hearing Tuesday.
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CT Politics: Bill would ban ‘hostile architecture’ in Connecticut public spaces
Hostile architecture is an urban design method typically used to keep people from lying down or camping in a certain location.
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El proyecto de ley de límite de alquiler llevó horas de testimonio, a veces acalorado
El proyecto de ley de límite de alquiler de CT limitaría los aumentos anuales de alquiler en un 4% más el índice de precios al consumidor.
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CT Politics: Hearing on proposed rent cap lasts overnight
A CT Housing Committee public hearing on a proposed rent cap began at 3 p.m. Tuesday and didn’t end until close to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Review of CT baby’s death raises concerns over DCF practices
Recommendations include more transparency, quality assurance, and a voice for child experts on a state opioid settlement committee.
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CT rent cap bill draws hours of testimony, sometimes heated
The CT rent cap bill would cap annual rent hikes at 4% plus the consumer price index, but the debate outlined broader philosophical issues.
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Advocates: Medicaid rates leave CT kids without autism services
Some kids in CT are waiting months for behavioral health autism services. Providers say it’s because HUSKY reimbursement rates are low.
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CT Politics: CT landlords weigh in on proposed motor vehicle property tax repeal
A bill that would eliminate the property tax on motor vehicles got a public hearing Wednesday in the CT Planning and Development Committee.
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Governor’s budget proposes $600M investment in housing
The proposed budget would set aside $600 million for various housing ventures, with a goal to create about 6,400 new affordable units.
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CT foster parents seek ‘bill of rights’ to ensure they’re heard
CT foster parents say they want to be able to tell officials what’s best for the kids in their care, and they want to ensure they’re heard.
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CT to receive $18 million federal grant to address homelessness
The grant will help provide services to people who are living outdoors. The money comes at a time when homelessness is on the rise in CT.
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Housing committee public hearing brings focus to homelessness
Proposed bills would further fund the state’s homeless response system and establish a right to housing in Connecticut.
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CT launches fund to prevent evictions
The program has $12.5 million in combined state and federal dollars to offer rent assistance to people facing evictions in CT.