CITY | ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH & HENRY LIU Laughter scores Democratic nod in four-way alder race The downtown ward’s Democratic committee will not formally endorse a candidate in the race. Instead, all candidates must petition to qualify for a line on the primary ballot.
SPORTS TOMMY GANNON BASEBALL: Colton Shaw ’25 drafted by Mariners, fulfilling childhood dream A pitcher and captain for the Bulldogs, Colton Shaw ’25 became the 11th player in Yale history to be picked in the first ten rounds of the MLB Draft.
UNIVERSITY BAALA SHAKYA Russia blacklists Yale, points to Jackson School-educated Kremlin critics Citing Yale’s World Fellows Program and its training of Russian opposition leaders, Russian authorities designated Yale an “undesirable organization.”
CITY ASHER BOISKIN State lawmaker launches progressive challenge to Gov. Ned Lamont Hamden’s Rep. Josh Elliott launched a campaign for governor, pitching himself as more progressive than Lamont, a fellow Democrat who says he is considering a 2026 reelection bid.
ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH Elias Theodore ’27 joins race for Ward 1 alder, initiating rare three-way contest
