Should large nonprofit hospitals and universities in CT be required to contribute more toward the cost of local government services?

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio is making affordability a central theme of his campaign, proposing changes aimed at lowering state and local tax burdens.

Among his proposals, Fazio wants large universities and nonprofit hospital systems to contribute more toward the cost of local government services. Those institutions are generally exempt from local property taxes, despite often being among the largest property owners in their communities.