HB 6633 (which included Fair Share zoning reform) was passed by the Housing Committee but ran into major opposition in the full legislature. A stripped- down version of Fair Share was included in

Human Services and Appropriations Committees voted in support of expanding HUSKY to all income-eligible individuals regardless of immigration status up to age 18 through HB6616. While the bill was not called for a

GHIAA leaders called on lawmakers to allocate $20 million to community-based organizations doing gun violence prevention work in Connecticut’s urban centers. Governor Lamont countered with $2.5 million in his budget. We are pleased

On June 29, 2023 Governor Ned Lamont signed H.B. 6664 into effect which dissolves MIRA as of July 1. The bill calls for a new board to be commissioned to oversee the Southend

Rev. Jocelyn Gardner Spencer comes to CLJ from New Haven where she served as Senior Minister of United Church on the Green. She is a faith leader with over a decade of experience moving congregations

It is with some sadness that we report that GHIAA Organizer, Cesar Aleman, is moving on from CLJ.  However, we ask that you join us in celebrating the great opportunity awaiting Cesar.  In Cesar's own

After a hard-fought legislative campaign that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, GHIAA received word that Gov. Lamont signed H.B. 6516 into law on March 4, 2021, effectively putting a long-overdue end to welfare liens

On June 12, 2020, clergy from the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA) marched 1.5 miles from Hartford’s North End neighborhood down to City Hall, with a stop at the Hartford Police Department, chanting “No

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Attorney General William Tong announced that his office had opened an investigation into Emmanuel Ku, former owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA). In 2018, resident leaders organized by