Ashna Gupta
Staff Reporter
ashna.gupta@yale.edu
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Ward 1 co-chair steps down

One of the two Yalies elected to the New Haven Democratic Committee is stepping down, leaving a void on the committee less than a month […]

February 15, 2018

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Still no timeline for Wells Fargo transfer

More than six months after Mayor Toni Harp announced that New Haven would stop contracting Wells Fargo to manage the city’s financial needs, the city still has no timeline for transfering funds to another contractor.

February 13, 2018

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Haci seeks pot legalization

The debate on marijuana legalization has made its way to the Elm City, as Ward 1 Alder Hacibey Catalbasoglu ’19 works with the Yale Students for Sensible Drug Policy to pass a resolution in support of legalizing and taxing cannabis.

February 12, 2018

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MALCOLM TANG & ASHNA GUPTA
Malloy calls for “Connecticut fairness”

Two days after announcing a detailed budget proposal to reduce long-term deficits, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy delivered his final State of the State Address to […]

February 8, 2018

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Haci picks his team

Five Yale students have joined the core administrative team of Ward 1 Alder Hacibey Catalbasoglu ’19, a common way for Yalies to become more involved […]

February 8, 2018

ASHNA GUPTA & NATHALIE BUSSEMAKER
Keep resisting, Harp says in speech

In her annual State of the City address, Mayor Toni Harp called for continued resistance to disturbing national trends, at the bimonthly Board of Alders […]

February 6, 2018

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New Haven moves to combat climate change

Mayor Toni Harp and various environmental leaders joined together to introduce a new climate and sustainability plan for New Haven on Thursday afternoon. Citing federal […]

February 2, 2018

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Board of Alders committees assigned

New Haven’s alders last week received the list of committees they will serve on, almost one month into the their new two-year terms.

January 31, 2018

ASHNA GUPTA & CHLOE GLASS
CT Dems move to combat harassment

The #MeToo movement last week spread to Connecticut politics, as Democrats in the state Senate called for public hearings to review the General Assembly’s sexual […]

January 29, 2018

ASHNA GUPTA & ISABEL BYSIEWICZ
Trump calls out Harp at White House meeting

“Where’s Toni? Toni? Toni?” President Donald Trump asked Wednesday afternoon after Mayor Toni Harp declined an invitation to the White House.

January 25, 2018

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Solar panels on New Haven’s horizon

Eleven New Haven schools will soon sport rooftop solar arrays, which will allow New Haven to lower its annual electric costs and bump up clean, […]

January 24, 2018