Ethan Wolin
Staff Reporter
ethan.wolin@yale.edu
Ethan Wolin covers City Hall and local politics. He is a sophomore in Silliman College from Washington, D.C.
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ETHAN WOLIN
Where do plans from Elicker’s last State of the City stand?

Ahead of Monday’s State of the City address, the News reviewed what became of the plans Mayor Elicker outlined in last year’s speech.

January 31, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ, MAIA NEHME, ETHAN WOLIN & LILY BELLE POLING
State, local leaders balk at Trump’s federal funding freeze

A White House budget office order to pause a litany of federal grants and loans sent New Haven recipients scrambling.

January 29, 2025

MAIA NEHME & ETHAN WOLIN
Elicker unfazed by floated DOJ backlash to sanctuary policies

After a Justice Department memo suggested investigating local officials who obstruct an immigration crackdown, legal experts said New Haven leaders face no serious legal jeopardy if they decline to assist with deportations as far as the law permits.

January 29, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
“Bienvenidos a todos”: City leaders unite against Trump on immigration

Mayor Justin Elicker — flanked by city officials, alders and activists — sent a welcoming message to undocumented immigrants in New Haven on the Friday before Donald Trump’s inauguration.

January 21, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Connecticut Republicans cheer Trump inauguration at downtown bar

A lively crowd of largely suburban Republicans descended on downtown New Haven on Monday to usher in the second Trump era — and pine after […]

January 21, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
In election year, mayor’s to-do list may be bigger test than the ballot

With no challengers so far and “a steady hand” in City Hall, Elicker seems on course to win a fourth term, although residents’ concerns about crime and public schools are demanding his attention.

January 15, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Fire department veteran tapped for senior city post

Mayor Justin Elicker appointed Justin McCarthy — a former assistant fire chief — to be New Haven’s next chief administrative officer, responsible for public safety and other city functions.

January 13, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Democratic-endorsed Gary Hogan wins Beaver Hills alder race

The retired housing official defeated former Alder Claudette Robinson-Thorpe in a low-turnout special alder election in Ward 28.

November 19, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Alder candidates hard on crime, soft on past union tensions

Gary Hogan, the Democratic-endorsed candidate, and Claudette Robinson-Thorpe, a former Ward 28 alder, are competing in Tuesday’s special election in Beaver Hills.

November 18, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Alders face second Trump term as welcoming front

New Haven alders voiced worries about Donald Trump’s return to power and determination to protect immigrants and others in the city.

November 8, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Democrats sweep Connecticut

Vice President Kamala Harris won big in New Haven and carried Connecticut, despite losing nationally. All Congressional Democrats were reelected to their seats in the House and Senate.

November 6, 2024