CITY POLITICS
ALVARO PERPULY
CGA Public Health Committee holds public hearing on eliminating nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations in schools

On Wednesday, the Connecticut General Assembly Public Health Committee ended a 24-hour-long hearing for a bill eliminating nonmedical exemptions for families who do not want […]

February 18, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders unanimously agrees to sell Dixwell Plaza, working towards redeveloping area

At a Tuesday night meeting, the New Haven Board of Alders unanimously approved the sale of city-owned land for a planned $200 million Dixwell Plaza […]

February 17, 2021

The front façade of City Hall during the daytime.
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Elicker, New Haveners give continued plea for PILOT funding

In a Tuesday morning hearing, New Haven residents and politicians came together to continue voicing support for a bill that would increase funding for the […]

February 16, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Lamont proposes $46 billion budget, Elicker dissatisfied with PILOT provisions

Gov. Lamont on Wednesday proposed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 for Connecticut that focuses on COVID-19 and boosting the economy. […]

February 11, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
Elicker calls on Gov. Lamont to increase taxes on Connecticut’s billionaires

$1.7 billion is a lot of money — enough to give every single person in the city of New Haven a check for roughly $13,000. […]

February 10, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
New Haven Budget Office projects 14.8 million budget deficit for the city, up from last month

The Elm City is now projecting a $14.8 million dollar budget deficit for the 2021 fiscal year, up $3.4 million from the city’s original November […]

February 9, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Environmental Advisory Council members talk ‘toxic chemicals’ in New Haven

At Wednesday evening’s New Haven Environmental Advisory Council meeting, chairwoman Laura Cahn expressed frustration with the quantity of toxic chemicals in New Haven — from […]

February 5, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY
Local racial justice leaders welcome new racial equity initiatives but want systemic change

The past two weeks have sparked a new wave of policy focused on racial equity, both in Washington and in New Haven. President Joe Biden […]

February 5, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & ROSE HOROWITCH
Elicker, Salovey split over Yale’s responsibility to resolve city budget crisis

As the wealth disparity between the University and its home city grows, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and University President Peter Salovey are locked in […]

February 3, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
Elicker: The state of New Haven is ‘hopeful’

After a deeply challenging year for the city of New Haven, Mayor Justin Elicker told the Board of Alders on Tuesday over Zoom that he […]

February 3, 2021

The front façade of City Hall during the daytime.
ISAAC YU
Residents, students testify for traffic safety bill

Last Tuesday, more than 150 residents of the greater New Haven area submitted testimony in favor of H.B. 5429, an omnibus traffic safety bill that […]

February 1, 2021