CITY POLITICS
CHRISTINA LEE & ARIELA LOPEZ
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested for sit-in at Union Station

Several protesters were arrested after blocking the escalators and stairwell in the station to pressure local and congressional representatives, including Rep. Rosa DeLauro, to support a ceasefire in Gaza.

March 29, 2024

BEN RAAB & ETHAN WOLIN
Lamont honors Idaho band for cheering on Bulldogs

Governor Ned Lamont proclaimed Thursday “University of Idaho Day” after the school’s marching band stepped in to support Yale during March Madness.

March 29, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Blumenthal reminisces with Dems, interrupted by protests

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut recounted stories and offered advice at a Yale College Democrats event that was disrupted briefly by pro-Palestine activists.

March 28, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & YURII STASIUK
Longtime Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman ’64 LAW ’67 dies at 82

The “stubbornly bipartisan” politician ran for vice president as Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 and served as chairman of the News while a Yale College student. He passed away on Wednesday after a fall in his apartment in Riverdale, New York.

March 27, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
As alders ease residency rules, Elicker wants more leeway

The Board of Alders opened a path for city coordinators to ask to live outside city limits; Mayor Justin Elicker said that more officials should have that flexibility.

March 25, 2024

YURII STASIUK
New Haveners weigh in on proposed budget

During the first two public hearings on the mayor’s proposed budget, city residents discussed housing, education, parks and red light cameras.

March 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
First-ever early voting opportunities spice up uncompetitive presidential primary in CT

This week, New Haveners will have their first opportunity to participate in in-person early voting for Connecticut’s upcoming presidential primary elections. The opportunity comes after a 2022 constitutional amendment legalized early voting in the state.

March 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING
Environmental policy hearing urges new city priorities: pesticides, artificial turf, electrification

EAC Chair Laura Cahn urged the city to strengthen its policy regarding pesticides and artificial turf at the Board of Alders’ Community Services and Environmental Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. A representative from the New Haven Climate Movement and Steve Winter, director of the Office of Climate and Sustainability, also discussed the city’s progress towards electrification.

March 8, 2024

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO, NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK
Proposed budget rethinks city housing programs

If approved, the new proposed budget will restructure the Livable City Initiative, creating an Office of Housing and Community Development and expanding staff for both programs.

March 8, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & KENISHA MAHAJAN
New 24-hour crisis intervention center planned for New Haven

Continuum of Care’s REST Center, Connecticut’s first 24-hour short-term crisis stabilization hub for adults, is slated to open later this spring

March 8, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Ceasefire resolution hearing set for May over Zoom

Alders will discuss and hear public testimony on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza over Zoom on May 1, 155 days after the resolution was proposed.

March 8, 2024