Here are ten modifications, adjustments and deletions that would improve HB5002 — the land-use legislation vetoed by the governor.
Fixing CT’s HB5002 — Part Two
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Suspect enters guilty plea in Bridgeport ballot fraud case
Josephine Edmonds was facing four felony charges related to the Bridgeport ballot fraud scandal and pleaded guilty but will avoid jail time.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut Children’s begins ‘winding down’ youth gender program
The hospital cited the ‘government landscape and pressure surrounding’ gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
EPA closes Long Island Sound office in Stamford
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has closed its Long Island Sound office in Stamford as a result of federal cost-cutting measures.
Posted inHealth
How federal policy changes will affect Access Health CT plans
Recent federal policy changes, including the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ will impact people who purchase health insurance through CT’s exchange.
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Most Bridgeport bus stops don’t feature a bench. So activists built them
Transit activists installed their own bench at a bus stop near Bridgeport Hospital in mid-July. It’s part of a guerrilla bus bench campaign, inspired by activists in Hartford.
Posted inPolitics
With a poll, liberals nudge Lamont toward retirement or reform
A 2-1 split in favor of a third term for Lamont flips with a prompt that states he is “out of step with where CT needs to go in the future.”
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Fixing CT’s HB5002 — Part One
H.B. 5002 proposes modest changes at the periphery of our land use system. It recognizes that CT’s affordable housing crisis requires multiple approaches.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT’s job growth has been stagnant. New report says wage equity would help
As CT deals with a stagnating labor force and slow job growth, making wages fairer could help the state’s workers, according to a new report.
Posted inImmigration
Lawmakers work to free Afghan interpreter arrested by ICE in CT
The former interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan was detained on July 15 despite having been approved for humanitarian parole in 2024.
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US House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he wants to give the White House “space” to release the Epstein information on its own.
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Groton considers housing boost to accommodate SUBASE, Electric Boat
Groton is in need of more than 6,000 additional new homes to accommodate a rise in staff at Electric Boat and the Naval Submarine Base.
Posted inPolitics
U.S. Rep. John Larson’s potential Democratic challengers grow to four
Former Hartford mayor Luke Bronin and Rep. Jillian Gilchrest are gauging support to join two others in challenging Congressman John Larson.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The ongoing cost of housing segregation
The cost of housing segregation, first and foremost, is moral. It shrinks social trust, polarizes our people and limits our future.