While housing-related legislation remains stalled and hotly debated on Capitol Hill, Connecticut’s House of Representatives on Monday joined a growing list of states enacting their own more local legislation targeting the ongoing housing mess, passing a wide-ranging bill that lawmakers in the state say will help struggling homeowners. The bill, H.B. 5577, passed on a wide 124-24 vote Monday night, and now moves to the state Senate for consideration. Related links: read the full text of the C

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