CITY POLITICS
ETHAN WOLIN
New Haven’s lawsuits against Trump echo Reagan-era fight over housing funds

In 1986, New Haven won a lawsuit against the Reagan administration challenging delays in housing funding. Now, the city is suing President Trump over environmental grants thrown into doubt.

March 31, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
Elicker faces heated debate at budget town hall

New Haven residents pressed Mayor Justin Elicker on the city’s response to homelessness, social services and a proposed tax increase at a contentious budget town hall Wednesday evening.

March 27, 2025

ZACHARY SURI
Unions march against Trump education cuts

A coalition of labor unions and immigrant rights groups marched through New Haven on Tuesday to protest the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to education.

March 5, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH & ZACHARY SURI
Elicker proposes cautious budget with “primarily status quo” services

Mayor Justin Elicker’s proposed budget for 2025-2026 takes a measured approach, balancing modest tax increases with stability in city services amidst uncertainty about federal funding.

March 2, 2025

SABRINA THALER
Elicker, city leaders testify for state housing protections

In a hearing on Thursday, Connecticut legislators heard testimony on a number of bills to bolster housing equity across the state.

February 16, 2025

TINA LI
New Haven seeks larger voluntary contribution from Yale

With the current agreement ending in 2026, city officials urge Yale to step up its monetary contribution to the city amid New Haven’s financial challenges and federal uncertainties.

February 12, 2025

TINA LI & TYSON ODERMANN
“We have a big year ahead”: UNITE HERE urge for city, Yale solidarity in Trump era

At the New Haven Rising Solidarity Summit, union leaders, residents and city officials celebrated recent victories and called for action in the face of political uncertainties.

February 5, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING & KADE GAJDUSEK
City leaders praise, acknowledge limits in Elicker’s housing goals

In his State of the City address, Mayor Justin Elicker reemphasized that housing is one of his top priorities, setting a goal to build 10,000 new housing units in the next 10 years.

February 4, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
DeLauro, public health experts urge continued funds for gun violence prevention

At a Yale-hosted roundtable, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and a coalition of experts, officials and advocates stressed the need for sustained government funding to combat gun violence.

February 2, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING
“A bold initiative”: City, state leaders announce $2 million federal grant to mend highway harm

The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will fund studies on mitigating the impact of I-91 — which spliced many of New Haven’s neighborhoods in the early 1960s.

January 27, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
Dozens rally on New Haven Green against Trump, “Capitalist Decay”

Activists gathered on the Green to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration, uniting diverse causes under a shared call for radical and systemic change.

January 22, 2025