Abigail Brone is a Statewide Housing Reporter at WNPR, Connecticut's NPR station. She focuses on the intersections of construction and real estate, accessibility, and social issues, including civil rights and diversity. Abigail's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The Hour Publishing Company, Connecticut Mirror, and NPR.
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Abigail Brone's coverage primarily focuses on local government announcements and legal policy regulation in Connecticut, with a particular interest in the real estate industry and health-related topics. She would likely be interested in receiving pitches related to developments or changes within these areas that directly impact the local community, such as updates on affordable housing initiatives, homelessness prevention programs, heating cost trends, and housing assistance efforts.
Given her focus on local issues within Connecticut (particularly Hartford), she may find value in pitches that provide insights from local government officials, housing advocates, public health experts, or individuals directly affected by these policies. Additionally, providing data-driven analysis of how specific policies are affecting communities could also capture her attention.
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By: Abigail Brone
The city is handing out bottled water and the Greater Waterbury YMCA is open to non-members for showers throughout the weekend.
By: Abigail Brone
About 15,000 customers were without water in Waterbury on Friday after a second water main break within a week.
By: Eddy Martinez, Abigail Brone
Waterbury's boil water advisory was lifted Monday afternoon, days after the city's aging water system failed, resulting in two main breaks on the same street that affected about 15,000 residents and businesses.
By: Abigail Brone
In November, New Canaan residents will cast ballots to decide whether to remove a controversial rule in the town charter that requires Board of Finance members to be real estate property owners. The constitutionality of the rule is also in question.
By: Abigail Brone
Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District race between former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and Republican candidate Dr. Amy Chai will determine the first new U.S. Representative for that seat in nearly 30 years. The candidates are outlining their affordable housing plans.
By: Abigail Brone
For the first time in nearly 30 years Connecticut will have a new member of Congress representing the state's 1st Congressional District and with
University of Connecticut's Hartford branch campus opened its first dormitory, on Pratt Street in Hartford. The dorm, in a converted office building, is house 200 students.
By: Abigail Brone
More than half of millennials in Hartford are homeowners – 56 percent own their homes while 44 percent rent, according to a new RentCafe report. Historically, Hartford has the lowest homeownership rate in Connecticut, at 23%.
The group’s support of Lamont stems from his track record, trying to promote Connecticut as a desirable place to live. The group previously endorsed Lamont in 2022, but backed his Republican opponent in 2018.
By: Abigail Brone
Ten homes are being built in western Connecticut as part of an affordable housing effort spearheaded by the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity.
