On Wednesday, February 21st, the Board of Alders’ Education Committee held a public workshop to discuss the welfare of recent student arrivals from Puerto Rico. Present at the meeting were a number of …
Dubious Democracy in New Haven by Seth Bartlett @ Yale University
Last Tuesday, I attended the bimonthly New Haven Board of Alders public meeting. This meeting was not one of particular intrigue, the issues discussed would hardly be considered “hot button,” However, …
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New Haven Residents Keep Wells Fargo Divestment on Aldermanic Agenda by Sarah Armstrong @ Yale University
On March 5, New Haven’s Board of Alders conducted an open meeting—as they do twice each month—to review proposed legislation. With my own pew in the sparsely populated aldermanic chamber, I watched …
In New Haven, Homogeneity Trumps Deliberation by Emil Friedman @ Yale University
“Do you have the time?” I looked up from my iPhone, startled, and scanned him: 50-something, tattered clothes, messy hair. One arm. “It’s 6:45,” I replied. The second New Haven Board of Alders …