Alvaro Perpuly
Staff Reporter
alvaroperpuly | alvaro.perpuly@yale.edu
Alvaro Perpuly covers Connecticut State Politics and local politics. He is currently a Sophomore in Branford College studying political science and history.
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ALVARO PERPULY
CGA Public Health Committee holds public hearing on eliminating nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations in schools

On Wednesday, the Connecticut General Assembly Public Health Committee ended a 24-hour-long hearing for a bill eliminating nonmedical exemptions for families who do not want […]

February 18, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Lamont proposes $46 billion budget, Elicker dissatisfied with PILOT provisions

Gov. Lamont on Wednesday proposed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 for Connecticut that focuses on COVID-19 and boosting the economy. […]

February 11, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY
Local racial justice leaders welcome new racial equity initiatives but want systemic change

The past two weeks have sparked a new wave of policy focused on racial equity, both in Washington and in New Haven. President Joe Biden […]

February 5, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY
Yale study gets closer to understanding causes of severe treatment-resistant epilepsy

A recent study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found that mice injected with similar gene mutations as humans who have some severe […]

November 29, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
Climate activists call for legislation to address climate change

Earlier this week, the New Haven Climate Movement came together in an effort to persuade leaders in the Connecticut legislature to support the Connecticut Green […]

November 13, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
CT-03: Incumbent Democrat DeLauro seeks to defeat most formidable opponent in years

November 3, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
Paraprofessional union criticizes contract with public schools

For months, paraprofessional union leaders have been expressing their dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations over a contract with New Haven Public Schools. Local 3429, a union […]

October 15, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
Board of Alders approves $100,000 for crisis response team study

Last Monday, New Haven’s Board of Alders unanimously approved $100,000 for a study on a non-police community crisis response team.  In August, Mayor Justin Elicker […]

October 14, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
Ambassador Susan Rice reflects on the past and future in Jackson talk

At a Zoom event hosted by the Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and moderated by former University President Rick Levin, Ambassador Susan Rice discussed […]

October 13, 2020

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH & ALVARO PERPULY
City urges students and residents to fill out 2020 census

Yale and New Haven officials are encouraging students to fill out the 2020 census as the Oct. 5 deadline fast approaches.  According to the city’s […]

September 29, 2020

AMELIA LOWER & ALVARO PERPULY
Liman Center releases new report on restrictive housing

Last month, the Liman Center at Yale Law and the Correctional Leader Association released a report on solitary confinement, tracking the number of people held […]

September 25, 2020