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Regarding Joint Favorable Reports

— Alexis Harrison, Maria Weingarten, Tara Restieri, 4.22.2023 The “Joint Favorable Report” (JF) is a critical legislative document that is ideally a dispassionate, unbiased summary account of the oral and…
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The Lisa Wexler Show

Environmentalist Dan Lent Uncovers Alarming CT Sewage Legislation Season 2023, Ep. 4.12 Environmentalist Dan Lent goes over historical infrastructure issues already affecting CT’s water quality and the current proposed CT…
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Letter To The Editor: ‘Work Live Ride’ Bill = ‘Build Big & Lease’

“The stated goal under the bill is to develop a ‘transit oriented community’ with a minimum housing density of 20 units per acre.” Alfred Branch, Patch Staff Dear Editor- Sitting…
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At the Crux of DesegregateCT’s Bill, A Zoning Czar

By Kimberly Fiorello Finally getting to the crux of the matter, at the core of DesegregateCT’s third try to pass a state law that would significantly impact how local voices…
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Advocates Demand Local Focus In Transit-Oriented Developments

Press release from the CT House Republican Office: March 19, 2023 State Representative Tom O’Dea (R-125), State Rep. Tracy Marra (R-141), and State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-36) joined leadership from…
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Deconstructing ‘Desegregate CT’

By Dr. Richard Lechtenberg In 1972 I was studying medicine in London, England. I was approached by a charming young lady, a fellow medical student, who invited me to a…
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Work Live Ride Places Strings on Brownfields Remediation

— CT 169 Strong, 3.13.2023 If the proposed “Work Live Ride bill (HB-6890) is passed as advocated by its proponents, all Connecticut municipalities could face termination of the decades-long federally…
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Local zoning advocates push back ahead of public hearing on “live work ride”

by Marc E. Fitch March 15, 2023 Lawmakers and local officials pushed back against Connecticut’s affordable housing statute 8-30g and against proposals at the Capitol that would override local zoning…
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The Lisa Wexler Show

Sherman 1st Selectman Don Lowe Explains Why The Fair Share Affordable Housing Bill Isn’t Right for Small Towns