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Group Homes Governor Malloy Proposes to Privatize Group Homes DDS Layoffs to reach 605 CTMirror.org - Staff - Aug 16, 2016 After Courant Investigation Feds Find State of CT Failing to Keep Developmentally Disabled Safe Hartford Courant - Josh Kovner, Dave Altimari, Matthew Kauffman - May 2016 NY City Failed to Curb Harm at Group Homes How one City Agency Delayed Request for Info for One Year ProPublic - Staff - May 2016 No Place for a Kid to Go Long Beach Calif Group Home for Kids Sinks into Crisis Pro Publica - Staff - Aug 2015 Lawmakers Move to Tighten Oversight of Nursing Homes Report by the Boston Globe Boston Globe - Staff - May 2016 For Many of Connecticut Disabled, Home is where the Harm is A report on Group Homes by ProPublica with info by Courant Pro Publica - Staff - May 2016 32 Group Homes Closing Statewide 340 Jobs Affected NBC News - Staff - Sept 3 2014 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PURCHASE OF GROUP HOMES ....the state shall not be required to pay a purchase price that is above the median home price in the geographic area State of CT - Legislature - 2011 Proposed Rules For Group Homes Get Mixed Reaction Controversy over proposed group homes in Bristol is generating a struggle at the state level between the rights of homeowners and the legal protections for residents of group homes. Hartford Courant - DON STACOM - 2011 Waterbury neighbors say group home out. Blumenthal faults the state Department of Mental Retardation for not putting the management of the new group home out to a public bidding process Michael Puffer - Waterbury Republican - Nov 3, 2006 GROUP HOMES A summary of laws and issues regarding Group Homes in Connecticut. Susan Kniep - FCTO - 2006 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...