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Hugh Bailey: Zoning bill not an answer, it s an abdication

Hugh Bailey: Zoning bill ‘not an answer, it’s an abdication’ By Hugh Bailey © Provided by Connecticut Post A professor gives a tour of an accessory dwelling unit built by Rice University students to address the need for quality and affordable housing last year in Houston. The result of a months-long push for zoning reform in Connecticut gave both sides reason to declare victory. The reality is the anti-reformers won. They wanted nothing of substance to change, and that’s where we are. Anything that would have started to make a dent in residential segregation in Connecticut was removed or watered down in the final bill, and the result is a maintenance of the status quo.

An attempt to spur racial equity through affordable housing in mainly white Woodbridge likely to be dealt a serious blow

An ambitious plan to begin undoing decades of racial inequity by ushering in a wave of affordable housing in Woodbridge is likely to be dealt a serious blow next month, when town zoning commissioners are set to vote on a sharply scaled-back version of the proposal. The vast majority of Woodbridge, a largely white community, is made up of single-family homes. A tiny fraction of land permits .

An attempt to undo racial inequity through affordable housing in mainly white Woodbridge likely to be dealt a serious blow

An attempt to spur racial equity through affordable housing in mainly white Woodbridge likely to be dealt a serious blow Eliza Fawcett, Hartford Courant © Mark Mirko/Mark Mirko Woodbridge, Ct. - 04/29/2021 - An aerial view looking to the northeast of a white, 2 story house on the corner of Orchard Road and Newton Road in Woodbridge shows the site of the Yale Law affordable housing proposal to develop the home into a 4-unit affordable housing development. Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com An ambitious plan to begin undoing decades of racial inequity by ushering in a wave of affordable housing in Woodbridge is likely to be dealt a serious blow next month, when town zoning commissioners are set to vote on a sharply scaled-back version of the proposal.

Connecticut Politics Week in Review: Democrats facing potential budget showdown with Gov Ned Lamont over tax hikes for the rich

Budget talks are underway as lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont attempt to reach a deal before the General Assembly adjourns June 9, but the sides remain in disagreement about taxes. Democratic lawmakers favor raising taxes on the wealthy to fund tax credits for the poor and middle-class and other initiatives. Lamont has resisted tax hikes, saying the state is in good financial standing and tax increases send the wrong message.

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