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The voter turnout in 2020 was a stunning 67%, according to one source. Another had it at 94%. A third fixed 2020 voter turnout at… Keep reading

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A state arbitration panel has ruled that ex-police Sgt. Shayna Kendall should get her job back after finding that the city did not have “just cause”…

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Millions of dollars in cannabis-legalization money is slated to trickle back into New Haven’s neighborhoods most negatively impacted by the War on Drugs — and residents are… Keep reading

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NHPS: 567 Students & Counting Are Homeless

There are currently 567 New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) students couchsurfing, “doubling up,” sleeping in cars, living out of shelters, or otherwise without a stable home — a jump from… Keep reading

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$7M In State Aid Flows To Whalley Housing, Traffic-Safety Projects

A long-delayed, church-led affordable housing development on Whalley Avenue took a big step towards breaking ground — alongside a suite of traffic calming measures on the perilously car-heavy corridor…

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Judge Throws Out Ballot-Access Case

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