A small town in Connecticut is buried in controversy after a lawsuit was filed claiming the housing authority discriminated against black residents. The Winchester Housing Authority is being accused of discrimination because of their policy which only hands out Section 8 vouchers to people living in the 17 towns that comprise their district since most [...]
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