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New details show officers found conditions inside the apartment, “abysmal”, with bugs, mold, piles of garbage and clothes soiled in feces. HARTFORD, Conn. — FOX61 learned new information Wednesday about a tragic incident in Hartford that took place on Monday where a two-year-old died after fal...

• State requires rigorous biennial tax incidence reports • Top earners had 6.64% effective rate Connecticut is embarking on a first-in-the-nation tax transparency initiative that could answer questions—shrouded in mystery in most states—about tax fairness and tax avoidance. A little-noticed ...

LISTEN • 1:00 The number of cost-burdened households in Connecticut exceeds the national average, according to a new study by the nonprofit Connecticut Voices for Children, which assessed the state’s eviction crisis, particularly as it impacts low-income families. Connecticut households are mor...

 Dr. Samaila Adelaiye, one of the main authors of the both eviction reports, presents data on who the state housing crisis impacts at Tuesday’s press conference. From financials to health care, a sudden eviction impacts every facet of a person’s life. Local experts say the housing crisis conti...

Click HERE to hear the audio version of this story. A Connecticut Voices for Children report found 39% of renters in the state who were not current on rent payments felt they would be evicted in the next two months. The rate was higher for Black and Latino renters, at 54% and 56% respectively. (Adob...

This version of the article doesn’t include the interactive graphics that are part of the original article on the Connecticut Mirror website. Please click HERE for view the article in full. A larger proportion of Black or Hispanic households are behind on rent and at risk of eviction, accordin...

Nonprofit think tank Connecticut Voices for Children urged “courageous” action on affordable housing policy following the Tuesday release of a report detailing recommendations to curb a rising number of evictions in Connecticut. The report is the second in a two-part series and sought to identi...

Connecticut faces an eviction crisis, according to housing advocates. Connecticut Voices for Children has released the second installment of their report on the state’s eviction rates, called “Addressing Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis: Policy Options for Medium and Long-Term Reforms.�...

Please note that the article on this page is missing graphics. To see the graphics, please click on the article link. Top students at some CT high schools are finding that they’re not fully prepared for university courses For some students, being at the top of their class isn’t enough. Aniyah Pa...

Next study will look at how much the top 1/2% pays Connecticut’s next study on tax fairness will go even deeper than its first two assessments, which concluded the poor and middle class proportionally pay much more than Connecticut’s wealthy. That’s because legislators recently directed the De...