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Keyes decides against mayoral run
By Diana Li April 15, 2013 • 0
As one candidate declined Friday to enter the race to replace Mayor John DeStefano Jr., the field of candidates for the city’shighest position is nearly settled.
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Republicans look to fielding Ward 1 candidate
By Isaac Stanley-Becker April 15, 2013 • 0
Not a single Republican ran for elected office in New Haven in 2011. The Yale College Republicans want to make sure 2013 is different.
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Gun bill costs questioned
By Rosa Nguyen April 12, 2013 • 0
With the passage of Senate Bill 1160, an act intended to prevent gun violence, the state faces millions in projected costs.
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College Summit prepares for next admissions cycle
By Monica Disare April 12, 2013 • 0
With College Summit gearing up to begin this summer, the program will use Yale space, but not Yale students, to promote a college-going culture in New Haven.
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ICE arrests hit Connecticut
By Nicole Narea April 11, 2013 • 0
Immigration Customs Enforcement officials continued arrests of undocumented immigrants across Connecticut on Wednesday.
With a current total of $55,950, mayoral candidate Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 is vastly outpacing his competitors in fundraising.
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Campaign filings detail fundraising
By Diana Li April 11, 2013 • 0
Among the mayoral candidates, Ward 10 Alderman Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 is far in the lead with $55,950 in private contributions.
Approximately 50 Yale students and hundreds of New Haven residents called for immigration reform in a citywide rally.
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City rallies behind immigration
By Monica Disare April 10, 2013 • 0
Cries for change echoed from Beinecke Plaza to the New Haven Green Tuesday as hundreds rallied across New Haven for comprehensive immigration reform.
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NHPD reinstates SVU unit
By Lorenzo Ligato April 10, 2013 • 0
In an ongoing effort to rebuild and strengthen the city’s police force, the New Haven Police Department has reinstated a unit dedicated to sexual and elderly assault.
The charter commission will now draft final recommendations to send to the Board of Aldermen.
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Charter revision groups issue recommendations
By Diana Li April 10, 2013 • 0
New Haven’s once-a-decade charter revision commission entered the next stage of updating the city’s constitution on Tuesday.
Ward 1 Alderman Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 is the first mayoral candidate to receive public financing from the Democracy Fund this electoral cycle.
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Elicker first candidate to claim public funds
By Diana Li April 9, 2013 • 0
Two months after he qualified for the Democracy Fund, Ward 10 Alderman Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 collected his first check.
Days after Connecticut passed landmark gun-control legislation, President Barack Obama called for national gun reform at the University of Hartford on Monday.
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Obama calls for federal gun reform
By Michelle Hackman April 9, 2013 • 0
President Barack Obama addressed a packed gymnasium at the University of Hartford on Monday evening.
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Newtown families take to the national stage
By Matthew Lloyd-Thomas April 9, 2013 • 0
Several Newtown parents of the victims were interviewed by Scott Pelley on the weekly CBS news program “60 Minutes."