CITY POLITICS
ALVARO PERPULY & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Lamont budget ‘devastating,’ may cost NHPS $9 million over two years

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s newly proposed budget could cost New Haven Public Schools some $9 million over the next two years. The figure is based […]

February 26, 2021

ISAAC YU
Safe streets advocates, residents raise Whalley Ave concerns

Whalley Avenue, one of New Haven’s busiest transit and pedestrian corridors, has long been a subject of controversy for traffic safety advocates and residents. City […]

February 25, 2021

Whalley Ave. street sign
VANIKA MAHESH
Connecticut state senate to deliberate on bill which would establish right to housing

Last month, Connecticut State Sen. and Vice President of the Senate Housing Committee Saud Anwar introduced a bill that would recognize the right to housing […]

February 25, 2021

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