Matthew Lloyd-Thomas
Staff Reporter
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Conn. housing market uncertain despite growth

Home sales in Connecticut increased in 2012 for the first time in seven years, reflecting national improvement in the housing market.

Ward 1 election chatter begins

Sarah Eidelson '12 has yet to indicate whether she will seek re-election this November.

Newtown searches for answers to gun violence

Connecticut residents gathered Wednesday evening to voice their opinions on how to stem the tide of violence across the nation.

Mayoral race wide open without DeStefano

John DeStefano Jr.’s decision not to seek re-election after 10 terms as the city’s mayor leaves a vacuum in New Haven politics.

Inside Newtown

To get to Newtown, Connecticut, drive on Interstate 95 to Bridgeport and take Exit 27A onto Route 25, then go straight for 20 miles. The […]

Before hearing, Looney pushes gun laws

State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney has introduced 17 bills calling for increased regulation of firearms.

State commission meets following Sandy Hook

Six weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission met Thursday for the first time.

Conn. senators support assault weapons ban

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to ban assault weapons in the wake of December’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Legislators introduce assault weapons ban

In a press conference shortly after 11 a.m. this morning in Washington, D.C., five senators, led by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and including Connecticut Sens. […]

Municipal leaders propose gun laws

On Jan. 16, one day before President Barack Obama announced a series of federal proposals intended to curb gun violence, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities introduced its own ideas.

City seeks neighborhood grant

After newly sworn-in Sen. Chris Murphy toured a chronically violent New Haven public housing development last week, the city’s efforts to revitalize the neighborhood have gained renewed attention.