Michelle Liu
Staff Reporter
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City doubles NHPD Traffic Enforcement Division

The Traffic Enforcement Division of the New Haven Police Department will double in size, city officials announced Wednesday morning.

Musical explores coming of age in absence of parents

While most poets merely write about death, a character in an upcoming musical will cause one.

Despite opposition, juvenile justice bill passes committee

Despite Republican opposition, a bill requiring parents or guardians to be present when juveniles are questioned by police passed through the state Judiciary Committee Thursday.

Student production honors Mark Rothko

This weekend, two actors and one canvas will fill an entire stage.

State expands SNAP program through farmers’ markets

Federal and state agencies are working to make food stamps a widely accepted payment method at farmers’ markets statewide.

Malloy lifts travel ban to Indiana

Less than a week after banning state-funded travel to Indiana in protest of a religious freedom law criticized for opening the door to discrimination against LGBT individuals, Gov. Dannel Malloy has reversed the executive order.

Malloy repeals Indiana travel ban

Malloy issued the ban on March 30, protesting the act, which allow individuals and businesses to cite religious claims as a part of legal defense in cases not solely between individuals and the government. As a result, all travel from Connecticut to Indiana receiving support from the state government was suspended.

Gov. bans state-funded travel to Indiana

Traveling to Indiana using Connecticut state funds is now a no-go, thanks to an executive order issued by Gov. Dannel Malloy on Monday.

Amid budget conflict, comptroller to project deficit

Although Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed two-year budget has dominated this legislative session, state legislators might have to focus efforts on closing this year’s budget deficit.

Malloy bans state travel to Indiana

Connecticut has become the first state to ban state-funded travel to Indiana in protest of its Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence last week. Gov. Dannel Malloy signed an executive order Monday afternoon, denouncing the act for being "disturbing, disgraceful and outright discriminatory" to the LGBTQ community.

High-speed rail bill skips state, sparks debate

Federal, state and city officials convened on Friday at Union Station to criticize the federal proposal for a new high-speed railway line in the Northeast Corridor that would skip over Connecticut.