AltWeeklies Wire
Will the Church and the Connecticut Governor Dare to Bring in a Change to the Death Penalty?new
The Connecticut Senate passed a bill in favor of substituting the death penalty with life imprisonment. But Gov. Jodi Rell says she'll veto the bill, and some are saying the Catholic Church is not doing enough to voice their protest against the death penalty.
New Haven Advocate |
Nilanjana Bhowmick |
06-02-2009 |
Policy Issues
Is Connecticut's Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban Making Roads Safer?new
The state makes virtually no effort to track that information and the evidence it has collected may leave you underwhelmed.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
04-07-2009 |
Policy Issues
New Haven's City Budget Relies on an Unreliable Source of Incomenew
By statute, Connecticut is supposed to fund PILOT -- which compensates cities for tax-exempt property like hospitals, universities and schools -- at 77 percent of the real estate's full value. In New Haven, that adds up to big bucks. But PILOT's only been fully funded twice in the last decade.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
05-20-2008 |
Policy Issues
Taxing the Poor in Connecticutnew
Why is Gov. Jodi Rell against the state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit?
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Young and the Restlessnew
Another summer approaches, and thousands of New Haven teens have nothing to do -- is the city to blame?
New Haven Advocate |
Ryan Kearney |
05-08-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
