Planet Money · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
About 100 randomly selected Connecticut citizens gathered in New Haven to form a citizens assembly aimed at fixing the state's broken property tax system. State Comptroller Sean Scanlon and political scientist Hélène Landemore noted that elected politicians have failed to address the issue for decades due to political self-preservation.
“This summer, about 100 people gathered in this big room in New Haven, Connecticut. They were here to change the state's future. They've been asked to fix one of Connecticut's biggest and thorniest problems.”
“I have never been more excited in my 10 years of being elected office in the state than to see what you come with.”