by | Dec 8, 2017 1:31 pm | Comments (10)
Paul Bass Photo
GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Handler.
Mike Handler has a general election message honed. He’ll have to find a way to get Republican primary voters to let him deliver it.
by | Dec 2, 2017 10:51 pm | Comments (2)
Mark Pazniokas/CT Mirror Photo
From left, Joe Ganim, Dan Drew, Dita Bhargava and Jonathan Harris.
Connecticut’s political left obtained commitments from four Democratic gubernatorial contenders on a range of progressive issues Saturday at a “People’s Symposium” that was as much a test of the audience’s appetite for hitting the streets to resist President Donald J. Trump as the politicians’ visions for succeeding Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Continue reading ‘Promises Made On Sanctuary Cities, Minimum Wage’
by | Dec 2, 2017 6:50 pm | Comments (7)
Christopher Peak Photo
Health inspector Jomika Bogan leaving court.
A judge ordered the city Friday to relocate a lead-poisoned child from an Amity apartment after four months of denied requests.
The order came Friday at the end of the second day of testimony at the state courthouse on Church Street in a civil suit filed by New Haven Legal Assistance Association’s (NHLAA) on behalf of the family of Jacob Guaman, a nonverbal, autistic 5‑year-old.
by | Dec 1, 2017 8:57 am | Comments (2)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
Jackson shows Dillon a growing crack in her house.
Cheryl Jackson has watched over the years as neighbors got help saving their sinking homes. Now she’s hoping her turn has finally arrived.
by | Nov 29, 2017 9:44 am | Comments (6)
Christopher Peak Photo
Dan Drew: Heckled despite backing legalization.
Legalization of recreational marijuana seems to have become a mainstream position for statewide Democratic office-seekers in Connecticut — but rethinking how we handle heroin and other street drugs still appears too radical in the Nutmeg State, even for progressives.
by | Nov 27, 2017 1:06 pm | Comments (0)
The surprise announcement of the day Monday came from state Attorney General George Jepsen, who said he will not run next year for a third term.
by | Nov 21, 2017 8:48 am | Comments (2)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
Harp at this month’s Q House groundbreaking.
Enlist businesses in the quest to create more jobs for New Haveners. Up the city’s game in cleaning up neighborhoods. Get more students up to grade level.
Continue reading ‘Harp Vows To Boost Scores, Rebuild Dixwell In Term 3’
by | Nov 16, 2017 2:13 pm | Comments (3)
Paul Bass Photo
Rush hour on the late-running bus known formerly as the B, now as the 243.
The investigators slipped into town, tracked down the target — then returned to home base to plan how to thwart an “unstable” and “corrupted” Internet foe.
Continue reading ‘Gov’t Team’s Target: “3rd-Party Lock-Ups”’
by | Nov 15, 2017 4:00 pm | Comments (16)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
Roland Lemar at the Capitol.
Ditch his party leader who fought so hard for the best possible budget compromise? Or vote against constituents getting thrown off Medicaid?
by | Nov 9, 2017 8:56 am | Comments (1)
Paul Bass Photo
Jim Wadleigh at WNHH radio.
Not only are the reports of Obamacare’s death premature— in Connecticut, the health care insurance effort is thriving. But now the people who make it happen have to dance twice as fast to keep it that way.
Continue reading ‘State’s Obamacare Races To Sign Up People Sooner’
by | Nov 8, 2017 2:59 pm | Comments (6)
Paul Bass Photo
Srinivasan, at center, with campaign manager (and wife) Kala and political director George Brehl.
Prasad Srinivasan has two words for people who wonder what kind of governor he’d be: Ronald Reagan.
by | Oct 26, 2017 4:12 pm | Comments (13)
Paul Bass Photo illustration
GOP candidate Steve Obsitnik at WNHH FM; inset: Siri.
Steve Obsitnik met Siri — and understood her potential — before the rest of the world did.
He also tried to start one of his successful tech business in his home state of Connecticut, then found he had to go elsewhere to find an “ecosystem” to support it.
by | Oct 12, 2017 11:52 am | Comments (3)
The Day.
Millstone nuclear power plant.
by | Oct 4, 2017 7:55 am | Comments (8)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
ATU’s Jerry Pizunski explains blindspot problem with bus rearview mirrors.
CT Transit bus drivers rallied on the New Haven Green Tuesday to demand better bus design and more safety features. They left the Green with a commitment from management to meet later this week about how to make buses safer.
by | Sep 20, 2017 5:25 pm | Comments (16)
Markeshia Ricks Photos
Looney: Budget puts back the “Elites Only” sign back on higher education.
At a time when other states are finding ways to make access to higher education more affordable or even free, the Connecticut General Assembly’s latest budget would axe a scholarship program that helps thousands. That is unacceptable to New Haven’s state lawmakers.
by | Sep 19, 2017 8:20 am | Comments (13)
Mark Pazniokas Photo
Harp joins Ganim at casino announcement.
New Haven Mayor Toni Harp went to Bridgeport Monday to place an early bet.
by | Aug 21, 2017 8:10 am | Comments (10)
New Haven has three extra months to catch its breath as the state continues to try to pass a budget.
Continue reading ‘Harp: State Coming Through With School $$$’
by | Aug 20, 2017 1:42 pm | Comments (0)
Paul Bass Photo
Denise Merrill.
Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill — who has emerged as a national leader of a bipartisan effort to beat back the Trump Administration’s voting-rights plans — has decided to run for a third four-year term in 2018
Continue reading ‘Trump Era Challenges Lead Merrill To Seek 3rd Term’
by | Jul 31, 2017 1:04 pm | Comments (11)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
Mayor Toni Harp.
Mayor Toni Harp has instructed city department heads to come up with plans to slash spending in order to avoid tax hikes in the event the state can’t pass a new budget by September.
by | Jul 28, 2017 8:13 am | Comments (12)
Christopher Peak Photo
CEO Kellyann Day at New Reach headquarters.
A shelter for homeless families will close next month, as its parent agency struggles to balance its books — and meet the need for emergency beds even as industrywide policy shifts towards longer-term supportive housing.
by | Jul 19, 2017 1:01 pm | Comments (5)
Paul Bass Photo
Denise Merrill in the WNHH FM studio.
Donald Trump’s not trying to root out voting fraud. He’s trying to root out voters.
Continue reading ‘Merrill Leads Charge Vs. Trump Voter-Data Quest’
by | Jun 14, 2017 7:44 am | Comments (5)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
State Senate votes displayed on the final night of the regular session.
Mayor Toni Harp sent a message to state lawmakers struggling to pass a new budget: If they bail out near-bankrupt Hartford, they shouldn’t endanger New Haven’s finances in the process and punish the city for having been more fiscally responsible.
Continue reading ‘Harp To State: Don’t Bail Out Hartford At New Haven’s Expense’
by | Jun 8, 2017 12:26 pm | Comments (7)
Robyn Porter on state House floor Wednesday night.
Headed our way: City inspector Jeff Moreno at overgrown, trash-filled state-owned Rosette St. lot.
As the state legislature’s adjournment clock approached midnight:
• Lawmakers voted to turn over 15 neglected state-owned properties to the city.
• Robyn Porter’s police-misconduct bill didn’t make the cut.
by | Jun 8, 2017 12:05 pm | Comments (12)
Rendering of city’s “100-year” plan for Union Station
New Haven won’t take over ownership of Union Station, but it will gain more control of its destiny and gain millions of new dollars for bike lanes and pedestrian access, under a deal with the state announced Wednesday.
by | Jun 6, 2017 12:56 pm | Comments (13)
Markeshia Ricks Photo
Anna Festa, who limited open-ended new Tennis Open money.
The Board of Alders gave final passage to a new city budget that shaves another $2.4 million off Mayor Toni Harp’s original proposal — and acknowledged that what happens in Hartford might force more cuts mid-year.