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CT One Of Just Two States Showing Significant Decreases In Homeownership Rate Over Five Years CT One Of Just Two States Showing Significant Decreases In Homeownership Rate Over Five Years
CT One Of Just Two States Showing Significant Decreases In Homeownership Rate Over Five Years The average rate of homeownership in Connecticut has dropped significantly over the past five years, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Connecticut typically has an above-average rate of homeownership compared to the rest of the country, but the new data found that it is one of two states to show significant declines on that front between 2014 and 2019. During that time span, the ratio of Connecticut owner-occupied households compared to total households in the state dropped 1.4 percent. The only state with a steeper decline was North Dakota at 2.5 percent. The largest …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Petition To Name Fifth Avenue Stretch Outside Trump Tower After Obama Gets 275K Signatures Petition To Name Fifth Avenue Stretch Outside Trump Tower After Obama Gets 275K Signatures
Petition To Name Fifth Avenue Stretch Outside Trump Tower After Obama Gets 275K Signatures Upwards of 275,000 people have signed an online petition to name the area of Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower after former President Barack Obama. The petition, which continues to garner new signatures by the minute, has a new goal of 300,000 signatures after it quickly hit its goal of a quarter of a million. It will be delivered to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to its page on MoveOn. “The City of Los Angeles recently honored former President Barack Obama by renaming a stretch of the 134 Freeway near Downtown L.A. in his honor,” reads the “background” section of the peti…

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by Valerie Musson