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News White House highlights regulatory barriers to affordable housing - releases Tool Kit for local governments. Connecticut's economy gets double dose of bad news in August - New Haven Register Gov. Malloy's budget chief sends memo to all state agencies - asks for options to reduce budgets by 10%. Control of the CT Senate at stake in battleground districts - CT Mirror; Seats in CT House also in play. General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research (OLR) Summaries of new laws - see topic area summaries of Public Acts affecting Building Codes, Housing, Business & Jobs, many other topics. Federal fines jumped Aug. 1 - Percentage increases huge for violating OSHA (78%), endangered species (98%) and stormwater permit (40%) regulations. Crumbling Concrete Foundations - see HBRACT testimony, news reports Study faults state's business climate - over-regulation cited. Notice of Intent to Adopt the 2016 State Building Code - new Code effective Oct. 1, 2016. 2016 State Legislative Session Report - see bills HBRACT worked on 
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| Opinions 2016-2017 Resolution for a Better Connecticut -HBRACT urges all state and local candidates to embrace this resolution. A Millennial Tells Why He Left CT Twice -"It's the economy, stupid." Where Has All the Money Gone? 25th Anniversary of CT's Income Tax - Yankee Institute of Public Policy New England's Suburban Decline - "Housing is brutally expensive in Connecticut," Francese said. "Millennials just say, 'This is a joke ... I can never get paid enough to pay for the house.'" Discussing the Human City - watch Joel Kotkin challenge the dominant planning mantra that pushes for dense urban cores and its war on the suburbs. How Anti-Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality - NY Times For first time in 6 years, legislature overrides Governor Malloy's vetoes of bills - Governor's veto of SB 302, a bill HBRA strongly supported, was fortunately overturned and is a victory for small businesses. Mandate to install fire sprinklers in all new 1&2 family homes overwhelmingly defeated on 7-18 vote in Public Safety Committee.
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