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Campaign 2013

Fernandez: Don’t Reelect Me If Schools Stay The Same

by Paul Bass and Melissa Bailey | May 24, 2013 1:39 pm | Comments (6)

Henry Fernandez asked voters in Dixwell to choose him as the next mayor—but to vote him out if he fails in a crucial task, “dramatically improving public schools.”

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Backing Fernandez, Glover Questions Ed Reform

by Paul Bass | May 23, 2013 12:54 pm | Comments (16)

New Haven’s mayoral campaign had its first celebrity sighting Thursday, as actor Danny Glover endorsed Henry Fernandez—and warned against school reform that puts too much emphasis on standardized tests.

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State Senate Pauses So Harp Can Campaign

by Christine Stuart | May 23, 2013 8:02 am | Comments (16)

The State Senate was prepared to vote on a bill, then decided to wait—until Toni Harp could take care of mayoral campaign business back in New Haven.

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Candidates Call For Deeper Response To Newhallville Violence

by Paul Bass | May 23, 2013 7:14 am | Comments (11)

Days after another daylight fusillade of bullets on Newhallville’s streets and a decision by Yale to pull out of a home-building project due to safety concerns, mayoral candidates Wednesday called for creative new approaches from the city to bring order to the neighborhood.

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Holmes Swears Off PAC Money

by Thomas MacMillan | May 22, 2013 3:23 pm | Comments (16)

As she launches a reelection bid, East Rock Alderman Jessica Holmes said she’s making one change this time around—running without money from political action committees.

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“We Need To Make Some Difficult Decisions”

by Yvette Borja | May 22, 2013 1:15 pm | Comments (10)

This story originally appeared in Spanish in La Voz Hispana.

Though Justin Elicker is relatively new to the political scene as he is currently in his second term as alderman for the East Rock neighborhood, he prides himself in the devotion he has to his constituents and the fresh perspective he can bring for planning of the city’s future.

Elicker, who is 37, is a graduate of the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry, and previously worked as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for the State Department and was stationed in Washington D.C., Taiwan, and Hong Kong. His platform as a mayoral candidate emphasizes the importance of school reform, economic development, and increasing public safety.

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“We Have To Start Thinking Differently”

by Yvette Borja | May 21, 2013 12:39 pm | Comments (1)

This story originally appeared in Spanish in La Voz Hispana.

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Carolina’s In

by Staff | May 20, 2013 2:35 pm | Comments (1)

A third mayoral candidate—Kermit Carolina—has officially qualified for the Democracy Fund, which administers New Haven’s public-financing program.

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Mass Transit The Winner At Mayoral Debate

by Melissa Bailey | May 20, 2013 8:14 am | Comments (33)

Sundiata Keitazulu took the city bus Sunday to a mayoral candidates’ debate—and discovered many of his opponents had not done so in years, in part, they said, because of a “broken” transit system.

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At Kick-Off, Harp Vows Principles Over “Politics”

by Thomas MacMillan | May 18, 2013 9:30 pm | Comments (15)

As she formally launched her campaign for mayor amid balloons and cotton candy in Edgewood Park, state Sen. Toni Harp promised to build a “new New Haven” free of “political favoritism.”

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