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Her Way

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It begins at Crescent Street in Beaver Hills.  (more…)

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Voter Participation

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Aristotle wrote that man is by nature a political animal, but getting involved in local politics may not come so naturally. (more…)

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Her Way

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It begins at Crescent Street in Beaver Hills.  (more…)

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Official Acts

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If you think Mayor Justin Elicker has his hands full these days, meet Mayor John W. Murphy. (more…)

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Under Construction

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“We are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st.” Even for a politician, that was a hyperbolic way of casting New Haven’s urban renewal program (more…)

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Intro to Local Politics

New Haven's aldermanic chambers

Aristotle said that man is by nature a political animal, but getting involved in local politics may not come so naturally. It takes work to find out what’s happening in New Haven and where you fit in. But making your concerns heard is important, says Board of Alders president Tyisha Walker-Myers. “If you have an […]

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Her Way

Ella T. Grasso campaign flyer (1958) and portrait (ca 1974). Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.

It begins at Crescent Street in Beaver Hills.  (more…)

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Under Construction

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“We are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st.” Even for a politician, that was a hyperbolic way of casting New Haven’s urban renewal program (more…)

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Under Construction

Richard C. Lee official portrait

“We are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st.” Even for a politician, that was a hyperbolic way of casting New Haven’s urban renewal program of the 1950s and ’60s. (more…)

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In Polls We Trust

Doug Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute

It’s late morning, and the rows and rows of tidy carrels on the first floor of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute are empty. The room is dim, and very quiet. In fact, with an election just (more…)

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