A towing company cut DMV lines in exchange for discounts on towed cars, an internal DMV report says, showing the agency’s oversight failures.
Ginny Monk
Ginny is CT Mirror’s housing and children’s issues reporter. She covers a range of topics, from affordable housing and zoning to child welfare. 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CT public hearing on eviction, zoning bills draws nearly 300 people
The hearing put two of the Housing Committee’s most politically difficult subject areas on display: zoning and landlord-tenant relationships.
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CT plan centers climate change in conservation, development
The plan, which the state updates every five years, also takes a new approach to resource allocation by focusing on CT’s ‘activity zones.’
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Child care is center of governor’s human services budget
Lamont’s budget invests in universal preschool but does not meet the needs of other nonprofits, like food banks and homelessness providers.
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CT Democrats cite ‘misinformation campaign’ on ‘Work Live Ride’ bill
At a hearing for a bill designed to encourage development near public transit, Democrats accused its opponents of spreading misinformation.
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CT housing proposal would require towns to zone for more units
The agenda of consortium Growing Together Connecticut also includes more money for homelessness services and a state-level child tax credit.
Posted inHuman Services
CT child advocate report calls for more oversight of autism centers
The OCA report notes that autism centers don’t have the same oversight or follow the same regulations as child care centers or group homes.
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CT housing market has 7% vacancy rate; tightest in U.S., report says
A presentation showing CT has the nation’s most constrained housing market was done in response to a law mandating a fair share zoning study.
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Nonprofits call federal funding freeze ‘beyond comprehension’
CT agencies that provide homelessness services, rental assistance, SNAP benefits and more reacted with alarm and confusion to the directive.
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CT renters call for expanded eviction protections
Connecticut tenants revived an effort to expand protections against no-fault evictions, signaling the start of what will likely be a contentious debate.
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Opioid settlement funds approved for housing support
The $58.6 million initiative will support people with opioid use disorder who are unhoused.
