CITY POLITICS
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders approves anti-racist policy recommendations

Last week, the Board of Alders voted to approve and endorse the recommendations of the Racism as a Public Health issue working group. On Jul. […]

February 25, 2021

ISAAC YU
Quinnipiac Avenue to receive traffic calming, curb and sidewalk improvements

Quinnipiac Avenue, a main artery of New Haven’s Quinnipiac East neighborhood, is set to install a slew of road safety improvements in the coming years. […]

February 23, 2021

BRADLEY NOWACEK
State General Assembly holds hearing on changes to election law

On Monday, the Connecticut Government Administration and Elections Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly held a hearing on potential changes to the state’s election law […]

February 22, 2021

SAI RAYALA & RAZEL SUANSING
Save the Sound sues New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority for July 2020 sewage spill

Save the Sound, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the environmental conservation of the Long Island Sound, is suing the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control […]

February 19, 2021

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