Abigail Brone

Connecticut is among 10 states in the nation with the highest average housing costs, and it's been proven to exacerbate the state's poverty rate.

More than 100,000 Connecticut families sought help with energy costs last year, and the price for a gallon of oil has nearly doubled since last fall.

Some landlords are now giving tenants an alternative way to pay their security deposit. It requires them to pay a small monthly fee instead of a lump sum up front. Lawmakers are asking the FTC to intervene.

Police have identified three suspects in the attacks, which included rocks thrown into tents and swastikas painted on trees surrounding the encampment.

The new train station, which cost more than $120 million to construct, abuts the apartment complex property, which will include 120 apartments total, and 7

Supportive housing offers those who are chronically unhoused a temporary place to live. Those programs are under threat with changes in federal approaches to homelessness programming.

The attacks, near the shelter Beth-El Center, included rocks thrown at tents and one person was harmed. Police are still investigating. The new facility wi

State lawmakers and housing advocates say making homelessness a protected class may be integral to fighting an uptick in attacks against Connecticut’s homeless population.A series of attacks brought lawmakers and housing advocates together to discuss ways to change the state’s attitude and treatment of the unhoused.

Oak Park was originally constructed in the 1940s for veterans returning from the second World War and their families. Once the reconstruction project is completed, there will be more than 160 units.The second phase will be completed late next year. The third phase will begin shortly after.

Constructed in the 1940s, Oak Park was intended for veterans returning from World War II to live with their families. Eighty years later, the complex is in the middle of a full reconstruction.