Lamont frames controversial housing bill as key to an affordable CT

Lamont frames controversial housing bill as key to an affordable CT

At a ceremonial signing of an omnibus housing bill opposed by every Republican in the General Assembly and the two GOP candidates for governor, Gov. Ned Lamont embraced the measure Monday as a step toward addressing a housing crisis central to the high cost of living in Connecticut. “Well, you’re not serious about affordability unless you’re serious about housing, and housing starts with a diversity of housing where all of our folks can afford t…