Jacob Leibenluft
City to focus on budget dilemma

The members of a commission responsible for exploring New Haven’s revenues will include several individuals who have long been involved in the debate over the […]

City ready for cuts in state aid

In what has become a familiar situation for the Elm City, New Haven officials face the prospect of receiving about $1.2 million less in state […]

Bill to restrict aliens’ licenses

A state bill opposed by both Yale and the Graduate Employees and Students Organization that could change the procedures under which foreign citizens can receive […]

Sons of Eli played pros as rite of spring

He was not yet known across the country as “the Splendid Splinter” or “Teddy Ballgame.” He had not yet batted .406 over the course of […]

Coliseum meetings make progress

Almost two years after plans were made to tear down the New Haven Coliseum, the building — which has not hosted an event since 2002 […]

Activists to aim for same-sex marriages

Supporters of a domestic partnership initiative for same-sex couples in New Haven are shifting their focus to a statewide push for gay marriage, Ward 1 […]

House reviews financial aid

Seeking to transform a system they say is inequitable, several Republican congressmen are advocating changes to federal financial aid programs that could limit the funding […]

University tax bill dies in legislature

Efforts to change Yale’s tax status hit an impasse last week in the Connecticut General Assembly as a bill that would have modified the University’s […]

GOP, Greens to challenge Rep. DeLauro

As a Democrat in a solidly Democratic district, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is generally considered to have a rather safe job. In 2002, she was […]

Concerns over property tax mount in New Haven

The technical language that surrounds property taxes in Connecticut — words like “revaluation” and “mill rate” — may not seem like the makings of a […]

DeStefano plans for his next campaigns

Its offices on the eighth floor of 129 Church Street may not be furnished yet, but New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr.’s campaign for governor […]