Cost of living concerns

TLDR

Affordability is a leading issue heading into next Tuesday's midterm elections. Gas is at $4.28 a gallon, mortgage rates at 7.32 percent, and the Urban Institute found 49 percent of Americans cannot cover basic living expenses. Young candidates from both parties in Connecticut and Montana are running on housing affordability, proposing denser zoning, renter protections, and tax breaks for starter-home developers.