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A bill on the desk of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont would rewrite the state’s zoning code and is supposed to create more fair and equitable housing.
The reform package requires cities and towns to allow more affordable housing. Sara Bronin is with Desegregate CT the group behind the bill.
“This bill will enable a more diverse housing stock that will benefit a wide variety of Connecticut residents, including the elderly, young people, young families and people who are forced right now to live very far away from where they work simply because there’s no housing available in the area that they work,” Bronin said.
Authorities in Connecticut are following leads in the case of eight nooses left at an Amazon construction site in the town of Windsor in recent weeks, and have conducted interviews as part of the probe, a state official said Thursday.
Further to my item the other day on Yale to Alumni: Drop Dead, I learn of another petition candidate who has been organizing to run next year: Gail Lavielle, Yale MA 1981. Scan through her bio: she s quite impressive, with a distinguished career both in the private sector and in public service, both here in the U.S. and overseas. She seems an ideal candidate for the board of any organization.
Connecticut Online Poker Bill Passes Senate, Awaits Governor’s Signature
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A Connecticut gambling expansion bill that includes online poker among several soon-to-be-authorized activities is only two steps away from becoming law after being passed by the state’s senate on Tuesday. House Bill 6451, which easily cleared that lower body on Monday, received a second overwhelming approval with Tuesday’s 28-6 Senate vote.
Online poker sites run by Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos could be available to the state’s players before the end of 2021. (Image: mohegansun.com)
The bill now moves to the desk of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, who has already said he will sign the measure into law. Lamont’s office led the state’s efforts to renegotiate its existing gambling compacts with the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes to legalize sports betting and most forms of casino-style gambling, including online poker.