Paul Bass

(Opinion) A federal jury delivered justice Friday when it ruled in favor of Stefon Morant, who sued the city and a disgraced former detective for framing him on murder charges that left him in prison for decades. Meanwhile, the City of New Haven committed... See more

New Haven’s Martin Looney has parting advice for the next generation of political candidates as well as for his fellow Baby Boomers holding on to elected office. The quick version: Think hard about whether you can make a difference (or still make a differ... See more

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) got some good news in New Haven Tuesday. If it chooses to hear it. Three up-and-coming elected officials of the future finally delivered the party a 2024 election port-mortem and roadmap for a future revival that in... See more

Local democracy won when a state bill died this month that would have stopped requiring local governments to place legal notices in print newspapers, in Anya Nakhmurina’s view. She saw what happened when Florida passed a similar law. If Connecticut consid... See more

The people in charge said they weren’t taking a straw poll vote this year. The people who didn’t like it conducted their own straw poll. In between, they argued about whether their ward has a democratic “tradition” that deserved to be upheld. The people i... See more