It begins at Crescent Street in Beaver Hills. …
Official Acts

If you think Mayor Justin Elicker has his hands full these days, meet Mayor John W. Murphy. …
Under Construction

“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 …
Intro to Local Politics

Aristotle said that man is by nature a political animal, but getting involved in local politics may not come so naturally. …
Under Construction

“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 …
Under Construction

“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.…
In Polls We Trust

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…
Coming to Terms

On New Year’s Day, 2014, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. will step down and Mayor-Elect Toni Harp will step up.
You might think that after serving a record-setting 10 two-year terms at the helm of a city…
In Polls We Trust

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 the presidential election just around the corner, …