Ethan Wolin
Staff Reporter
ethan.wolin@yale.edu
Ethan Wolin is a managing editor of the Yale Daily News. He previously covered City Hall and local politics. He is a junior in Silliman College from Washington, D.C.
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ETHAN WOLIN
City Plan Commission elects new chair

Leslie Radcliffe stepped down from leading the City Plan Commission, yielding the top position on the busy volunteer board to her vice chair, Ernest Pagan.

February 20, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
DeLauro defends Congress’ funding power against Trump

New Haven’s Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, is making a constitutional case against President Trump’s spending cuts.

February 14, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Facing uncertainty, Elicker stresses solidarity in annual speech

In his State of the City address, Mayor Justin Elicker ran through the typical set of policy priorities and celebrated New Haven’s liberal values in defiance of President Trump.

February 4, 2025

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