CITY POLITICS
SABRINA THALER
How to register to vote in New Haven’s Ward 1 alder election

Prospective voters can register in person at the city’s Registrar of Voters until midday on Sept. 8.

August 22, 2025

SABRINA THALER & BAALA SHAKYA
Two alder candidates court first years moving onto Old Campus

Elias Theodore ’27 and Rhea McTiernan Huge ’27 registered at least 55 new voters in New Haven’s downtown Ward 1 as the deadline to register to vote in the Democratic primary nears.

August 18, 2025

SABRINA THALER
With students away from campus, Yale alder candidates campaign through screens

Candidates are wielding social media to reach prospective voters before Aug. 22, the deadline to register to vote in the Democratic primary.

August 17, 2025

HENRY LIU
Three Yalies qualify for Ward 1 alder Democratic primary

The alder hopefuls had to collect 43 signatures to successfully petition onto the Democratic primary ballot.

August 7, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Locals protest ICE’s detainment of high school student

A rising junior at Wilbur Cross High School was detained by ICE at his workplace on July 21 and has since been shipped to a detention center in Louisiana, rally organizers stated.

July 31, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Hundreds call for affordable housing and job opportunities at union-led rally

The rally, led by organizers with UNITE HERE unions and the affiliated group New Haven Rising, drew residents pushing for economic support for working-class New Haveners.

July 30, 2025

HENRY LIU
Republican Steve Orosco calls himself a ‘fighter’ at mayoral campaign event

At an event attended by about 30 people Thursday evening, the businessman and former mixed martial arts fighter denounced crime and homelessness problems in New Haven and blamed Democrats’ total control of city government.

July 18, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH & HENRY LIU
Siesel to drop out of alder race, back Theodore

Jake Siesel ’27 plans to join Elias Theodore’s ’27 campaign and lead an organization aiming to bridge town-gown divides.

July 17, 2025

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.

July 15, 2025

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.

July 11, 2025

HENRY LIU
Fourth candidate, Norah Laughter ’26, joins race for Ward 1 alder

The rising senior, who hails from rural Kentucky, is running with a focus on financial security for both New Haven residents and students.

July 10, 2025