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DAILY NEWS CLIP: July 1, 2025
CT Mirror – Tuesday, July 1, 2025
By Ginny Monk
After weeks of hedging, Gov. Ned Lamont last week vetoed House Bill 5002, which was the most significant piece of housing legislation to cross his desk since he became governor in 2019.
Lawmakers will now spend the coming weeks reworking the housing omnibus bill, with negotiations likely focused on changes to policies that mandate towns to plan for more housing, changes to parking requirements and potentially reviving a measure dropped during the session that would tie school construction money to affordable housing.