East mural aimed at supporting local green initiatives.
I mailed my absentee ballot today, and I almost missed it. I was so focused on the people I wanted to vote for — and certain people I wanted to vote against — that I almost missed the block of text on the right-hand side of the ballot:
“Shall Congress prepare for health and climate crises by transferring funds from the military budget to cities for human needs, jobs and an environmentally sustainable economy?”
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Oct 18, 2020 12:40 pm
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“Today is a moment where we galvanize. This is the moment where we call our brothers, sisters, and everyone that we know to activate ourselves,” AJ Johnson said. “To get up and do something about this election that we have before us! We will continue to seek out good trouble.”
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Oct 15, 2020 2:30 pm
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George Logan submitted the following article in response to this opinion article written by his opponent in the Nov. 3 election for the 17th State Senate District seat.
I think it is important when one runs for political office that one knows what one is talking about.
Winfield and Bartlett during Wednesday night’s debate.
How do you run against an elected official with the top statewide reputation for championing criminal justice reform — as not doing enough on criminal justice reform?Jason Bartlett gave it a whirl in a debate Wednesday night.
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Oct 14, 2020 11:42 am
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(Opinion.) Voters in Connecticut deserve a competent state elections system and contemporary voting options available elsewhere, like early voting and absentee ballot tracking.
Erin Reilly tried to convert Maria Estela Hermosillo to a conservative vote. In return, Estela Hermosillo tried to convert Reilly to the Baha’i religion.
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Oct 12, 2020 9:36 am
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Lovette Short.
Enjoying music, food from Lucky’s Star Bus Cafe, a Village Drill Team performance, and the lovely fall weather, Lovette Short spent her Saturday afternoon updating her voter registration and teaching her kids about the voting process.
This week, two New Haveners stood outside of buildings in varying stages of construction or decay that they said symbolize the problems the state faces — and the problems that they are running for the State Senate to fix.
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Oct 9, 2020 12:04 pm
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George Logan, videoconferencing in to Thursday’s forum.
George Logan is prepared to shred — in a rousing guitar solo kind of way — when it comes to providing state financial support for local artists and performance venues that have been slammed by the Covid-19-induced economic downturn.
Stephen Wizner thought he got his long-awaited chance Thursday to cast an absentee ballot for Joe Biden — until he looked at the envelope he was about to mail.
Eric Mastroianni was mid-speech about his military record and his top issues when Roseann Iuvone stopped him to say what she really cared about: Cars nearly running her over in her own neighborhood.
The city has landed $93,300 worth of grants from the Secretary of the State’s office to help cover the costs of processing an unprecedented number of absentee ballots during the Nov. 3 general election.
Streicker (center right) with police union supporters.
The city’s police union waded into political waters with a rare election-year endorsement — throwing its weight behind Republican Congressional candidate Margaret Streicker, whom the union’s president praised for her unwavering support for officers amid nationwide protests against police brutality.
A Democrat is taking on a Democrat for one of Hamden’s state legislative seats, but on an independent line — with a focus on her experiences as an immigrant and without taking shots at the incumbent.
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Oct 5, 2020 9:22 am
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Canvassers including Feldman (below) at Dixwell HQ kick-off.
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Abby Feldman is about to move to Philadelphia for October to knock on doors for Joe Biden — and she’s a little nervous about uprooting her life for a month.
But if there was ever an election to temporarily pull up stakes for, this upcoming presidential race is it, she said. “The time is now.”
Writing to swing-state voters from the sidewalks of Loomis Place.
On a quiet, tree-lined Prospect Hill block, several dozen New Haveners gathered at pandemic-safe distances to listen to cello music, enjoy the picture-perfect autumn afternoon — and write letter after letter after letter, desperately encouraging swing-state voters to do their part to ensure that the United States remains a functioning democracy this election season.
Clerk Smart hustles to help voters cast absentee ballots before the primary.
Applications are flying into 200 Orange St. for absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, with the city well on track to break a record for mail-in voting.
