Hartford Irving Street residents say police incident has breached trust with the neighborhood
Residents of a troubled Hartford neighborhood claim the police are driving a wedge between those who commit crime and those asking to be protected from it. https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hartford-residents-say-police-incident-has-breached-their-trust-fox61.com_.mp4 HARTFORD, Conn. — Residents of a troubled Hartford neighborhood have lodged formal complaints against the police department. They claim the police are driving a wedge between those who commit crime […]
Housing advocates call for Hartford to investigate developer after tenants speak out
Center for Leadership and Justice is asking the city to investigate Andeleeb Propertieshttps://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Advocates-ask-Hartford-to-investigate-after-tenants-speak-out-fox61.com_2.mp4 HARTFORD, Conn — Andaleeb Properties of Bloomfield is set to move forward with several major developments along Albany Avenue. Now, housing advocates are calling for an investigation, but they say they don’t want that to stop a project that’s taken more than a decade […]
Hartford city officials respond to tenant concerns about landlord
City officials say they were unaware existing tenants have been dealing with issues.https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tenants-bring-concerns-about.mp4 HARTFORD, Connecticut — City officials reacted Thursday after FOX61 uncovered tenants living in deplorable conditions in north Hartford, in units owned by a landlord recently selected by the city for multi-million dollar renovation projects along a long-neglected section of Connecticut’s capital city. Advocates […]
End of Session Mental Health Update
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 vote by the full legislature, the final budget incorporated these provisions and expanded eligibility to age 15. While this falls short of […]
End of Session Environmental Justice Update
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 trash-to-energy parcel into it’s next phase. The Hartford City Council will get to appoint 5 members to this new board, giving residents […]
End of Session Gun Violence Prevention Update
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 to share that the bipartisan budget passed by the House and Senate, and signed by the Governor, included $22 million over the […]
End of Session Housing Update
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 the omnibus housing bill that was debated for many contentious hours in the final week of the session before finally being passed. […]
A Trio of Organizers Join CLJ
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 and wider church organizations toward justice and equity, including the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ […]
GHIAA Organizer Moves On
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 words: Dear friends, I write to let you know I am leaving GHIAA at the end of the legislative session […]
Big Win On Welfare Liens Campaign!
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 in Connecticut. Renee Blake, a leader in this campaign has a lien against her home for state assistance received over […]