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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 inHousing
Bloomfield residents push for tenants’ rights at CT Capitol
The group rallied against inadequate garbage disposal, sewage problems and other issues that advocates say are ‘reflected across the state.’
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How much new housing would your CT town need under ‘fair share’?
A recent study looked at three different methods of allocating housing needs from regions to municipalities in Connecticut. Here’s what it found.
Posted inMoney
CT towns say they’re struggling with change to car tax law
Some CT towns have seen dips in their grand lists caused by changes to the state’s car tax law, which in turn have impacted their budgets.
Posted inInvestigations
Connecticut DMV never set up system to enforce a century-old towing law
Towing companies can sell vehicles if owners don’t reclaim them. They’re supposed to turn over unclaimed profits, but that’s never happened.
Posted inPolitics
CT child advocate bill reworked following Lamont opposition
The bill, which wouldn’t take the power to appoint CT’s child advocate away from the governor, is a far cry from what had previously passed.
Posted inHousing
CT’s contentious ‘Work Live Ride’ housing bill passes committee
The legislation, designed to encourage more housing near public transportation hubs, is one of the more controversial bills this session.
Posted inInvestigations
Overhaul of CT towing laws draws divided testimony from drivers and tow companies
The bill would amend laws that a CT Mirror and ProPublica investigation found have come to favor tow companies at the expense of car owners.
Posted inInvestigations
Lawmakers seek overhaul of towing law following CT Mirror/ProPublica investigation
The bill would require towing companies to wait longer before selling a vehicle, and provide consumers with better protections.
Posted inHousing
Senate bill would require fair rent commissions across CT
Senate Dems’ bill includes requiring fair rent commissions in every CT town and allowing commercial sites to become housing as-of-right.
Posted inInvestigations
How a Connecticut DMV employee made thousands by selling towed cars
A towing company cut DMV lines in exchange for discounts on towed cars, an internal DMV report says, showing the agency’s oversight failures.
Posted inHousing
CT lawmakers approve 5-year plan focused on climate change, housing
The Plan of Conservation and Development says climate change should be a central tenet in discussions about where and how CT builds.
Posted inHousing
CT bill would eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements
Advocates say the bill would make building housing easier and make better use of land, but opponents worry about the impact on small towns.
Posted inHousing
CT bill would ensure unhoused aren’t punished for sleeping outside
Following a Supreme Court decision, advocates worry that people experiencing homelessness might be ticketed or arrested for sleeping outside.
Posted inHousing
After homelessness, New Haven woman is finding her community
For about two years, Kathleen McKenzie was part of a growing population of older adults experiencing homelessness. This is her story.