CT Legislators Push Lamont for Funding Amid Rising Homelessness

CT legislators push Lamont for funding amid rising homelessness

State legislators and homeless service providers are calling for more state funding to address homelessness in Connecticut, directly asking Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday for more spending. At a press conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, key members of the General Assembly’s Housing Committee and End Homelessness Caucus, alongside advocates with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, laid out their demands for aid. Fundi…

Advocates demand funding, policy changes as Connecticut's homelessness rises

Advocates serving Connecticut’s homeless population have a major request of Connecticut lawmakers this year: another $124 million in funding and major policy changes.   They made the plea during a press conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Friday, before wind chills could reach –30 degrees in parts of the state over the weekend. “This is simply not weather; this is a public health emergency,” Connecticut Coalition to End …