Ginny Monk / CT Mirror
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Proposed reform to state eviction laws — which would have required landlords to provide a reason for evicting someone, a concept known as “just cause†— will not move forward this year, proponents said Tuesday.
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The bill would only go into effect if one or more states with a total or combined population of 7 million enact similar laws.
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º£½Ç»»ÆŞ libraries and museums are facing funding cuts from the Institute of Museums and Library Services, part of a larger effort driven by the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to curtail government spending.
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º£½Ç»»ÆŞ tenants revived an effort Thursday to expand protections against no-fault evictions, signaling the start of what will likely be a contentious debate during this year’s General Assembly session over the government’s role in regulating the landlord-tenant relationship.
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For those in º£½Ç»»ÆŞ focused on housing policy, it is encouraging to see it in the spotlight, though they say some issues remain unaddressed in candidates’ platforms.
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º£½Ç»»ÆŞâ€™s homeless population could have fewer options for places to go during the day, and there will likely be more people turned away for overnight shelter this winter, because of a drop in funding for cold weather shelters, nonprofit workers say.
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Providers and experts say that people are staying in shelters in º£½Ç»»ÆŞ for longer periods of time, there are scant shelter beds, and a lack of affordable housing makes it hard for people to exit homelessness. The homeless population went up 13% in a year.
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Thousands of families won’t receive expected additional summer food benefits until August because the state agencies responsible for the program failed to coordinate effectively to meet the June deadline.
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º£½Ç»»ÆŞ is short about 92,500 units of housing that are affordable and available to its lowest-income residents.
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On the last day of the session, the Senate surprised many members of the House by introducing an amendment to the car tax bill.