The vice president of the Connecticut Tenants Union (CTTU) went to court on Thursday to testify before a judge about his experience fighting a landlord’s alleged retaliatory tactics against organizers ...

Since Connecticut passed the FOIA — one of the nation’s strongest such open-government public records and meetings laws — in 1975, elected officials from both parties have in different ways sought to ...

Justin Farmer announced on Wednesday that he has met the qualifications for the state’s public campaign finance program, having raised $7,590 from 238 donors in his bid to become the next state ...

It’s about whether or not you’re meeting the needs of the people who put you in … Am I being responsive to the American people? Am I dealing today with the issue that is uppermost on their mind — the ...

Patrick Quinn, M.P.H., passed away quietly on March 4, 2026. Bill was born to Anna (O’Connor) and William (Bubby) Quinn in Waterbury on March 26, 1943. After graduating from Croft High School, he ...

The pilot would add one new SRO to the district, bringing its total to nine. That SRO would be assigned a home middle school; they would also cycle through the district’s other schools to focus on ...

Aside from clubs and pop-up events, Min, pictured Wednesday evening at The Klaw Den, works Mardi Gras in Windsor. Ari moved bills out of the way with one razor-sharp stiletto and twisted her body ...

The following writeup was submitted by Wilbur Cross PTSA President Jake Halpern. Last year I wrote a short piece in the New Haven Independent about a new idea we were trying at Wilbur Cross: an In the ...

At Sylvan Avenue's Superstar Market, customer Anthony Lowery had a suggestion for the state representative candidate vying for his vote: Let members of the community clean up blighted properties -- ...

Experience counts,” said DiDi Strode, summing up a sentiment heard again and again inside Westville’s Kehler Liddell Gallery on Wednesday evening. Strode was explaining her support for incumbent State ...

New Haven students and educators testified before the state legislature’s Judiciary Committee this week to advocate for a state law that would restrict ICE activity in schools, at a time when the city ...

Vincent Mauro, Jr. secured a seventh two-year term as the chair of New Haven’s Democratic Town Committee (DTC) Tuesday — and is ready to make his case to fellow city residents that the party must be ...