Monthly Archives: March 2015

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led housing advocates today in announcing legislation to permanently extend critical protections for renters living in foreclosed properties. The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, first passed in 2009, ensured that most tenants in foreclosed homes could stay in their homes for the remainder of their lease, or for at least 90 days post-foreclosure.

On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make an announcement regarding the Governor’s 30-year vision for Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure.

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) today (Monday, March 23) said that new data from the federal government which shows that Connecticut short-changes low-income minority students regarding spending for local public education reinforces CCM’s long-standing call for the State to address the $600 million underfunding of the State’s largest grant for local public education – the Education Cost Sharing Grant (ECS)

Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Board Chairman Evonne M. Klein today announced investments of more than $60 million in funding for 14 affordable housing projects across the state. The projects will build and rehabilitate 851 affordable apartments and 246 market-rate units.

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today after voting against the House Republican Majority’s budget for fiscal 2016. The Republican budget would slash transportation and infrastructure investments, cut college financial aid, reduce Head Start enrollment, repeal the Affordable Care Act, threaten the Medicare guarantee for new retirees and increase seniors’ health costs.

Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4), John K. Delaney (MD-6) and John Carney (DE-At Large) have introduced legislation designed to protect the fixed-rate 30-year mortgage – a key instrument to ensure home affordability for the middle class – and shield American taxpayers from future bailouts by reforming the housing finance system

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, in the first installment of several rounds of funding, seven towns in Connecticut are being awarded grants under the state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) to assist with infrastructure improvement projects.

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Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that with winter weather appearing to finally loosen its grip on Connecticut and warmer temperatures steadily approaching, homeowners should caution themselves and keep an eye on indoor leaking as the deep snow pack on roofs and surrounding building foundations begins to melt

CHFA Asset Management staff in conjunction with Spectrum Enterprises will be conducting the following LIHTC Compliance Conference sessions on April 24, 2015. Both sessions will be held at the Sheraton Hartford South, 100 Capitol Boulevard, Rocky Hill

Yesterday, during the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the FY16 HUD Budget request, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) highlighted the Resilient Bridgeport plan – an innovative resiliency project in Bridgeport, Connecticut proposed in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rebuild by Design competition.

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