Posted on March 6, 2024
On Tuesday, I testified before the Housing Committee to join a discussion on amending Connecticut’s affordable housing statute 8-30g. This longstanding regulation opens the door for developers to bring municipalities to court over proposals to build affordable units. The result, after almost 40 years, is that it has failed to increase the affordable housing stock in lower Fairfield County.
Towns like New Canaan and Darien are restrained from meeting the statutory requirement of 10% deed-restricted…
Posted on February 27, 2024
On Monday, the Transportation Committee held a public hearing to debate a list of bills including raised H.B 5057 – An Act Standardizing Drive-Only Licenses. This legislation would make “drive-only” licenses, which are provided to undocumented or illegal immigrants, indistinguishable from standard driver’s licenses in Connecticut.
Posted on February 1, 2024
HARTFORD—House Republicans, in advance of the start of the 2024 legislative session, unveiled proposals Thursday that will maintain the state’s fiscal stability while making Connecticut a more affordable place to live.
Among the proposals is a call to amend the State Constitution to protect the “fiscal guardrails” that have allowed the state to build a solid Rainy Day Fund and begin to pay down long-term debt.
“Maintaining our state’s fiscal health is the legislature’s top priority, and in 2017 we…
