Lamont Vetoes H.B. 5002 Housing Bill, Sets Local 'Buy-in' as Priority

Lamont vetoes H.B. 5002 housing bill, sets local 'buy-in' as priority

Gov. Ned Lamont sided with suburban towns and Republican legislators who had urged him to nix H.B. 5002 as an intrusion into local zoning.

Yankee Institute Applauds Gov. Lamont Vetoing Pay for Striking Workers (S.B. 8) and Omnibus Housing Bill (H.B. 5002)

Yankee Institute commends Gov. Ned Lamont for vetoing two detrimental bills: S.B. 8, which would have provided unemployment benefits to striking workers, and H.B. 5002, an omnibus housing bill that threatened local decision-making.  “We appreciate Gov. Lamont listening to the people of Connecticut, who objected to these destructive and costly policies,” said Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau. “These vetoes demonstrate that when our h…

Alban: HB 5002. Not The Bill We Need

"Greenwich Often depicted by housing advocates as a prime example of exclusionary zoning and lack of diversity Is that image accurate No It isn’t" – Margarita...