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CT Town Celebrates Return Of High School Student Taken By ICE In June by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie
MERIDEN, CT — The festive atmosphere of a family reunion Monday was tempered by the lingering presence of one who wasn’t there. The town of Meriden celebrated the return of Kevin, 16 (he turns 17 on Christmas Day) from a detention center in Texas after six months of detainment with a homecoming event at the public library. Kevin and his father had been grabbed by ICE agents when they showed up for what they thought was a routine check-in in June, days before Kevin was due to graduate high school early. The status of Kevin’s father remains unclear after supporters declined to comment on his situation. “Kevin is an extraordinary young man, and we’re overjoyed to have him home for Christmas and his 17th birthday,” said Tabitha Sookdeo, executive director of Connecticut students for a dream.
“Today we celebrate him and the Meriden community that stood by his side. Tomorrow, we continue the work to protect every young person facing unjust detention.” Kevin himself, speaking through an interpreter, thanked those in attendance and his legal team, both in Connecticut and Texas, that spent six months fighting to free him from ICE detention. Sonya Jelks, Meriden City Council majority leader, issued a warning not to ignore the damage caused by his prolonged detention. “This should never have happened, but Meriden will continue to stand up for its residents and demand humane immigration policies,” she said. State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, D-Stamford, was part of Kevin’s legal team in his role as an attorney with Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, said Kevin’s return
Kevin, a 16-year-old Meriden student taken by ICE agents in June, applauds his legal team with supporters Wednesday, Dec. 24.
was a triumph for him and his community, but also for the rule of law. “His imprisonment was cruel, unjust, and violated federal law; and his return should send a message to the Trump Administration,” Blumenthal said. “When our immigrant neighbors are unjustly detained, Connecticut communities and lawyers will fight back.” Blumenthal said the legal team had filed court documents demanding information about why the federal government felt it had a legal basis to continue holding Kevin in Texas. When confronted by a judge with that very question, rather than answer, Kevin was released. Blumenthal said it shouldn’t require the persistence of a legal team to get Kevin and others like him out of detention a thousand miles from home and back with their families. “It should be enough that they’re kids,” he said. “In this country, it should be enough that they’re just human beings.”
Four State Governors, Including CT, Demand Classified Briefing On Halted Offshore Wind Projects by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — Four state governors are demanding either a briefing on purported security threats or an immediate lifting of stop work orders on five offshore wind projects under construction, including the Revolution Wind project that is expected to power 350,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island beginning in 2026. On Wednesday, governors Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Kathy Hochul of New York and Dan McKee of Rhode Island sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding the immediate lifting of stop work orders placed Monday on five offshore wind projects under construction, including the nearly complete Revolution Wind. The governors also demanded a classified briefing to review the unexplained national security threats used to place the stop work orders. The letter notes that the targeted projects were approved after undergoing substantial federal reviews and processes, including by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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In the letter the governors said they take national security seriously, and said the projects already had received substantial review. “Neither the Department of the Interior, BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management), nor any other federal agency, including the Department of Defense (“DoD”), informed our respective States of any purportedly new risk prior to these suspensions,” they wrote. “The sudden emergence of a new ‘national security threat’ appears to be less a legitimate, rational finding of fact and more a pretextual excuse to justify a predetermined outcome consistent with the President’s frequently stated personal opposition to offshore wind.” They also demanded a classified briefing on the claimed new information cited for the halt to work. “It strains credulity to believe that vital, substantial projects that underwent many federal reviews and processes, including by the DoD, all of a sudden present new, existential, unforeseen threats,” they wrote. “Erratic, unpredictable, irrational actions like these are no way to govern,
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let alone plan for power generation capacity decades into the future.” The governors also rejected the claim that wind turbines generate radar “clutter” and degraded performance, stating that such claims would also apply to oil rigs and other infrastructure in the ocean. Further, the governors said the wind turbines are below the horizon of land-based radar. “The military had the opportunity to raise concerns and object. They did not, and further certified there was no threat to national security,” they wrote. “To claim a threat exists now, after billions of dollars have been invested in these projects and reviews fully completed, is the height of irrationality.” They concluded by making the argument that energy independence was a national security asset. “Do not be the administration that handed the future to our adversaries by turning off the power at home, they wrote. “Rescind these suspensions immediately. Let us get back to the work of powering this great nation.
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Lawsuit Seeking Town Council Seat By Democrat Who Got More Votes Than Opponent Could Be Headed To State Supreme Court by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — A lawsuit alleging voter disenfranchisement in a town council race may be heading to the state Supreme Court after South Windsor Democrats filed an appeal in the case of Amadasun v. Armstrong. “The appeal filed today must be granted so that all evidence is laid bare and every witness is heard,” Attorney John Kennelly said Monday outside the Hartford Judicial Branch courthouse. “Only through a fair and transparent process can the public trust that justice has truly been done.” The court case concerns the 2025 South Windsor Town Council race in which Democrat Harrison Amadasun was not declared the winner of a council seat despite receiving more votes than any Republican candidate. Amadasun received 3,847 votes, but Town Clerk Bonnie Armstrong instead awarded the seat to Republican Rick Balboni, who received 2,937 votes. The issue is that in the Nov. 4 election, South Windsor voters also approved a Town Charter change reducing majority representation to a bare 5-4 majority. The council previously had allowed a 6-3 majority. Amadasun, who received the sixth highest vote total of the Democrats running, was then denied a seat in favor of a fourth Republican. But Democrats contend that the charter changes took effect on Nov. 5, and therefore the Nov. 4 election was contested under the old rules. Under those rules Amadasun, who received the sixth most votes of any
Harrison Amadasun speaks to the media outside the Hartford Judicial Branch courthouse on Dec. 29, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie
Democrat and more votes than any Republican, should have been seated, they said. Attorney John Kennelly speaks to the media outside the Hartford Judicial Branch courthouse on Dec. 29, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie “Question #5 of the referendum on Nov. 4, Election Day, did ask the voters if they wanted to change the charter, absolutely,” Kennelly said.
“And the charter absolutely also said that no changes shall go into effect until Nov. 5. So the election is held on Nov. 4, my client is elected by a vast majority of the votes. And none of the changes are ever supposed to go into effect until the fifth.” Kennelly added that it was legally established that charter changes do not apply to previously held elections. “Because what you’re saying to peo-
ple: vote for these six candidates, and the top six get in,” he said. “Then you say later, after you’ve cast your vote, we’re going to do a new set of laws. And that just isn’t the law in our state. It’s not the law in this nation.” Richard D. Carella, an attorney representing Armstrong, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the appeal Monday, but previously referred a reporter’s ques-
tions to the motion to dismiss the suit that he and Attorney Brian C. Hoeing filed Nov. 19 on Armstrong’s behalf. Judge Susan Cobb later granted the motion, leading to the Democrats’ appeal. “The town clerk’s determination occurred after the election was over, the votes were counted and there were no claims regarding the number of votes each candidate for town council received. Her decision was not applicable to ‘the election process’ but involved an after-election application of the revised charter, the effective date provision,” Cobb wrote. While the state legislature does allow candidates to access the courts in limited election-related cases, Cobb wrote, “This is not the type of determination or ‘ruling’ in connection with the election process that the legislature had in mind when they created the expedited election procedures.” Armstrong’s determination was made in conformity with the charter revisions, according to the decision, “and the defendant was merely applying and abiding by the law,” the decision stated. On Monday, Amadasun was joined by various elected officials including Democratic state Sen. Saud Anwar of South Windsor, state Rep. Gillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st. “I will continue to stand with voters who demand accountability, transparency and respect for the democratic process,” Amadasun said. “I am committed to ensuring that every vote counts.”
Solar Youth To Close
by Laura Glesby
After 25 years of training thousands of kids and teens to become environmental stewards of their neighborhoods, Solar Youth will close at the end of 2025. The organization’s board chair, Michael Felberbaum, announced the news Tuesday afternoon in an email and on the organization’s website. Felberbaum named the city’s decision to close Brennan-Rogers school, which had been “Solar Youth’s home base for after-school programming,” as a factor that spurred “a profound re-evaluation of Solar Youth’s role in the community.”
Solar Youth’s Trailbazer Team of teens uses hedge shears to officially cut the ribbon on the West Rock trail they cleared. Credit: Maya McFadden Photo Posted inEnvironment
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Starting in 2026, Felberbaum wrote, Solar Youth will be incorporated into Common Ground High School, Urban Farm, and Environmental Education Center as well as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven. “We will be integrating what’s best from Solar Youth’s programs and values into the structures of these strong organizations,” he wrote. Since its founding in 2000, Solar Youth has run leadership and environmental education programs for kids from Newhallville, Dixwell, West Rock, and Fair Haven. It co-founded the annual Rock to Rock bike ride, which has become a citywide affair. Over time, the organization came to
focus specifically on the West Rock neighborhood, working primarily with kids growing up in a handful of public housing complexes in the area. Solar Youth ran programming for kids and teens from the age of 4 through high school. Through summer camps, after-school programs, and paid teen jobs, kids and teens at Solar Youth tended to public parks, planted trees, built bridges, cleaned up neighborhood litter, received academic support, responded to incidents of gun violence, and published zines full of creative work. The organization cleared literal paths as well as metaphorical ones.
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Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in as New York City mayor by Sen. Bernie Sanders and AG Letitia James By Ben Kamisar courtesy of hbcunews.com
think of no better leaders to help usher in a new era for New York City,” Mamdani said. Mamdani, who beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in last month’s election, is set to become mayor of the country’s largest city on Jan. 1 (and its first Muslim mayor). Mamdani campaigned with Sanders, as he electrified the same progressive electorate locally that the senator from Vermont activated in his two presidential bids. James was one of Mamdani’s most prominent endorsements from a state where many major Democrats tried to keep their distance from the progressive candidate. As the Democratic primary was conducted by ranked choice, which allowed voters to rank up to five candidates (in order of preference), James announced she was ranking Mamdani third on her ballot. In October, James spoke at a rally with Mamdani shortly after she was indicted on fraud charges tied to a mortgage loan (a federal judge later tossed that indictment). “He is a leader fighting for a better future for this city, and he, like me, knows what it’s like to be attacked, to be called names, to be threatened, to be harassed,” James said at the time.
Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office in January by state Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., his fellow democratic socialist. Sanders will oversee the mayor-elect’s ceremonial swearing-in at a New Year’s Day block party, while James will formally swear in Mamdani at midnight when his term officially begins. In a news release announcing the events, the transition noted that Sanders’ “unapologetic progressive values inspired Zohran to run for office in the first place.” “It is an honor to be sworn in by two leaders I have admired for years: Attorney General Tish James and Senator Bernie Sanders. Attorney General James has taken on powerful interests in her defense of New Yorkers and embodied the principle of equal justice before the law,” Mamdani said in a statement. NBC New York was first to report that Sanders would swear in Mamdani. “Senator Bernie Sanders laid the foundations for our movement with his steadfast commitment to the dignity of working people and his belief in a government that serves the many, not just the few. I can
CT Joins States Opposing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reporting Rollbacks by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — A group of 15 attorneys general is opposing efforts by the Trump administration to roll back data reporting and record keeping for PFAS “forever chemicals,” according to a statement from Attorney General William Tong. In a comment letter sent Monday to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, the attorneys general oppose rollbacks to PFAS reporting requirements mandated by Congress in 2019 under the Toxic Substances Control Act and promulgated by EPA in October 2023. Under the reporting requirements, manufacturers and importers of PFAS are asked to report whatever information they already know about the PFAS in their products, during a one-time reporting requirement currently scheduled to begin in April 2026. This would include information such as the identities and amounts of PFAS chemicals manufactured, any known effects on human health or the environment, and how many workers are exposed to these chemicals. PFAS, which stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, are a group of thousands of manmade chemicals that have been used in numerous consumer products since the 1940s, including clothing, non-stick cookware, food packaging, car seats and strollers, stain resistant furnishings, and floor waxes. But certain manufacturers spent decades hiding that their PFAS were toxic and contaminated human blood, Tong said. State and federal regulators are still uncovering the chem-
Credit: zimmytws / Shutterstock icals in household items and the PFAS reporting rule is an important tool to do that, Tong said. “PFAS forever chemicals are a toxic menace to human health and our environment,” Tong said. “Trump’s latest effort to gut PFAS regulation is an insult to the families, workers, and especially the firefighters who have been disproportionately exposed to these dangerous chemicals. We urge the EPA to abandon this proposal.” If adopted, the Trump Administration proposal would shield from reporting over 98 percent of entities that are expected to have relevant, vital information
about PFAS under six new carveouts that had been previously considered and rejected by EPA. The proposed new exemptions include: an exemption for articles with PFAS concentrations below 0.1%; an imported articles exemption; an exemption for PFAS manufactured as byproducts; an exemption for PFAS manufactured as impurities; an exemption for PFAS manufactured as non-isolated intermediates; and a research and development exemption. Today, nearly all humans have PFAS in their blood. PFAS chemicals are toxic and can persist in the environment indefinitely. PFAS chemicals can travel through
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the environment, including into drinking water sources, and accumulate in human blood. Even modest releases of PFAS can cause widespread pollution and damage. The EPA itself has concluded that many PFAS are known to cause severe adverse human health effects, including increased risk of kidney, breast, pancreas, prostate, and testicular cancers, liver damage, decreased birth weight and birth defects, decreased vaccine response, high cholesterol, and infertility, according to the EPA website. In their comment letter, the attorneys general urge the agency to preserve the integrity of the rule and to continue collection of PFAS data. “If EPA adopts its proposal as a final rule, vital information about the types of PFAS used in American commerce and the risks these chemicals pose will remain hidden away, needlessly undermining States trying to protect human health and the environment,” the attorneys general write. Tong has two pending lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers he said were responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” The complaints seek both injunctive and monetary relief — compelling the companies to dispose of their toxic chemical stocks, abate all pollution in Connecticut, disclose all research, and to compensate the state for past and future remediation and testing expenses. The complaints seek tens of thousands of dollars per day in penalties for widespread violations of
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Lamont, Surrounding State Governors Promise Fight For Halted Wind Power Projects by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — The governors of four Northeast states, including Connecticut, promised to fight back against the Trump administration’s latest attempt to shut down five offshore wind power generation projects. In a joint statement, Gov. Ned Lamont and governors Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Kathy Hochul of New York and Dan McKee of Rhode Island said the latest attack on clean energy “lands like a lump of dirty coal for the holiday season.” Revolution Wind, one of the affected projects, is a wind energy facility under construction 15 nautical miles off Rhode Island and expected to deliver enough electricity to the New England grid to power 350,000 homes, or 2.5 percent of the region’s electricity supply beginning in 2026. Pausing active leases for completed and nearly completed projects defies logic, the governors said, and will hinder energy independence efforts, increase energy costs and eliminate thousands of good-paying jobs. “This baseless, reckless, and erratic action from the Department of Interior will
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks about the restart of the Revolution Wind project on Sept. 23, 2025 in New London, CT. Credit: Brian Scott-Smith / CTNewsJunkie
Blumenthal Seeks Answers From Online Game Platform CEO On White House Ballroom Project by Staff Report CTNewsJunkie
Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, is turning to a gaming platform CEO in an effort to uncover information about the private donations used to fund President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, a project estimated to cost about $400 million. Blumenthal is the ranking member of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and has raised concerns about donors that have financial, business or personal interests before the administration. In a Dec. 22 letter to Roblox CEO David Baszucki, Blumenthal requested additional information about his reported contribution to the ballroom following a meeting in which Blumenthal said Baszucki had confirmed contributing to the ballroom. “I appreciated your candor and transparency at our recent meeting, in acknowledging that you were among the guests in attendance at that dinner and that you made a $5 million contribution to the ballroom project in your personal capacity,” Blumenthal wrote. “As an attendee at the October 15 dinner and donor to the project, you possess critical information about the Administration’s solicitation of donations, its management of this project, why your donation was not publicly disclosed, and what President Trump or his representatives may have agreed to provide in exchange.” Blumenthal sent similar letters to 10
Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks about a potential government shutdown on Sept, 29, 2025 at the State Capitol in Hartford, CT. Credit: Jamil Ragland / CTNewsJunkie
other people he said attended the fundraiser, including those not listed as donors. He said his office had received information that at least one attendee at the dinner was not listed as a donor, but did in fact contribute to the ballroom project. He also has written to the contractor, engineer, and previous architect leading the construction and design of the ballroom, in addition to Shalom Baranes Associates Architects, which has taken on the project following President Trump’s clash with the previous architect. In that letter, Blumenthal asked Baranes for information on how his company became involved in the project and the terms of
also inject further uncertainty into the markets, making it harder for states and private companies to secure financing for public works projects if investors know they can be stopped at any time despite having gone through all the necessary local and federal approval processes,” they wrote. The four governors cited a federal judge ruling earlier this month that the administration cannot shut down federal approvals of wind permits arbitrarily and said they are committed “to again fight back to ensure these projects move forward and provide power, jobs, and grid reliability to our communities.” In a Monday morning announcement, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cited unspecified national security risks identified in recently completed classified reports related to offshore wind energy in pausing five projects including Revolution Wind “to assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects.” Later in the announcement, Burgum said there were long-existing unclassified reports that wind power turbines can interfere with radar. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT,
on Monday called such national security claims absurd. In a statement of his own Tuesday, Blumenthal, who sits on the Armed Services Committee, said he had written to Burgum and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to demand a classified briefing on the “contrived” national security concerns regarding Revolution Wind by Jan. 8, 2026. Blumenthal referenced a previous request he made in September following an earlier attempt to halt Revolution Wind. He said his September letter, in which he requested information regarding similarly vague national security concerns, never received a response. “If the administration has information about a threat so serious as to demand the immediate cessation of work on five different offshore wind projects up and down the East Coast, it should have provided this information in response to my original request in September,” he wrote. “The secretive and nonsensical way in which these leases have been suspended leads me to believe the national security concerns cited are just another thinly veiled pretext to carry out President Trump’s ongoing vendetta against wind energy projects.”
CT Joins Lawsuit Of States Challenging Federal Limits On Gender-Affirming Care by Staff Report
HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut is one of 19 states that have filed a lawsuit to ensure the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot threaten providers with a declaration that Attorney General William Tong said baselessly and unlawfully attempts to limit access to gender-affirming care for young people. The declaration falsely claims that certain forms of gender-affirming care are “unsafe and ineffective” and threatens to punish any doctors, hospitals, and clinics that continue to provide it with exclusion from the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, Tong said. The coalition of states argue that this declaration violates federal statutes by unlawfully changing medical standards without going through the notice and comment process and undermining states’ longstanding authority to regulate medicine. The coalition is asking the court to intervene and set aside the unlawful and arbitrary declaration. “Trump and (Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) are forcing a radical political agenda on doctors and families and weaponizing Medicare and Medicaid funding to deny healthcare to kids,” Tong said. ‘These extreme actions threaten to decimate medical providers nationwide unless they end gender-affirming care, supplanting medical expertise and parental choice with MAGA ideology. This is cruel and lawless, and we’re suing to block them.” On December 18, HHS published a document that the agency called a “declaration,” claiming that certain forms of gender-affirming care are “unsafe and ineffective.” In the declaration, Kennedy claimed to
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then an unaffiliated presidential candidate, announces his “No Spoiler” pledge for the upcoming elections at a campaign stop in Brooklyn, NY, on May 1, 2024. Credit: Lev Radin / Shutterstock
give HHS the power to exclude health care providers and institutions from federally funded healthcare programs simply for providing health care for transgender adolescents. The agency also announced two proposed rules that would bar gender-affirming care providers and associated hospitals from participating in Medicare and Medicaid and ban payments for transgender health care through Medicaid. These rules have not yet gone into effect, and HHS has given the public until February 17, 2026 to submit comments on the
proposals. Tong and the coalition argue that HHS is attempting to use the declaration to circumvent basic legal requirements for policy changes. Federal law requires agencies to provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment before making significant changes to health care policy. Instead, Tong said, HHS issued what it arbitrarily called a declaration and attempted to make it effective nationwide immediately, without consulting doctors, patients, or states. The attorneys general contend that this is a clear overreach by the federal government, given that HHS does not have the authority to take such an action. For generations, states, not the federal government, have been responsible for regulating the practice of medicine. By attempting to impose a single nationwide standard and threatening to punish providers who adhere to well-established, evidence-based care, Tong said HHS is unlawfully interfering in decisions that should be made by doctors and their patients. By threatening to disqualify providers who offer gender-affirming care, the federal government is forcing doctors to choose between abandoning their patients or risking their livelihoods, Tong said. This pressure would reduce access to care, worsen provider shortages, and harm Medicaid patients far beyond those seeking gender-affirming care. The lawsuit is being led by the attorneys general of New York, Oregon, and Washington, with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania.
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City Fights Latest Fed Immigration Move by Laura Glesby
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The Trump Administration announced plans to start screening immigration applications for a reliance on public healthcare, housing, and food assistance. In response, the City of New Haven announced Tuesday that it has joined 15 other municipalities in formally opposing the proposed change. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the proposed policy change on Nov. 19, publicizing an intent to rescind regulations implemented in 2022 under the Biden Administration. The regulations that DHS is aiming to rescind primarily affect immigrants who already have some form of legal status and are applying for a visa or green card in order to live with family or obtain employment in the United States. DHS is currently able to consider whether an applicant for a visa or another immigration status change has received public cash assistance through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). DHS is also allowed to consider whether the applicant has been in long-term institutional care, such as a nursing home or a mental health facility. But under Biden’s 2022 public charge regulations, DHS cannot reject applications based on a history of receiving public aid for food (such as SNAP and WIC), healthcare (such as Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program), housing, and energy assistance. The Trump Administration seeks change that.
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A DHS announcement from Nov. 19 states that “these provisions straitjacket DHS officers’ ability to make public charge inadmissibility determinations that are consistent with Congress’s express national policy on welfare and immigration.” The announcement states that “consideration of [the use of all public benefits], in the totality of the circumstances, will allow officers to more accurately assess an alien’s likelihood at any time of be-
coming a public charge using their good judgment and discretion.” In response to the proposal, a group of 16 municipalities submitted an opposing statement to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Dec. 19. New York City spearheaded the letter, which was coordinated by the Public Rights Project and co-signed by Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Cambridge, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Colum-
bus, Ohio; Evanston, Ill; San Fransisco, Calif.; Oakland, Calif; Portland, Ore.; Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minn.; San Jose, Calif.; San Mateo County, Calif.; in addition to New Haven. According to Mayor Justin Elicker, while the city has sued the Trump Administration over five other policies over the course of 2025, it likely does not have legal standing to directly challenge this policy in court. Instead, the joint statement “can potentially be used as a foundation
for any court to consider should someone end up suing,” he said. In the joint comment, the municipalities argued that the policy would have negative health and safety outcomes in local communities, citing a potential rise in “homelessness and hunger” as well as a potential deterrence for obtaining vaccines and other forms of preventive medical care. In New Haven, according to the comment, the city’s health department “provided vaccinations, testing, and preventive care to 554 uninsured individuals, making up 44% of our clinic visits. Renewed fear surrounding benefit usage may reduce utilization of these services, increasing public health risks for the broader community.” The comment expresses concern about the breadth of discretion that DHS would be afforded in determining what constitutes a “public benefit.” It states, for example, “there is nothing in the Proposed Rule that suggests that education at public schools a free, public benefit provided by state and local governments would not factor in to a decision on public charge inadmissibility.” In other words, Elicker said in an interview, DHS “could use as a justification to not allow someone legal status a very broad group of interpretations of what a public charge is. That could even include a child going to public schools.” He said that the city signed on because “we’re trying to do everything we can to protect our community.”
CT State Legislators Sign Multistate Letter Condemning Trump Order On Artificial Intelligence by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, is one of 84 state legislative leaders from 25 states to sign a bipartisan letter condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence. The 300-word letter was also signed by Connecticut state senators James Maroney, D-Milford, and Jorge Cabrera, D-Hamden, and state Rep. Nick Menapace, D-East Lyme. In the letter, the legislators cited previous state actions on things like social media and data privacy, and calls the executive order “a direct threat to the safety of our constituents.” Connecticut has emerged as a national leader on AI regulation, Duff said. “This bipartisan coalition of legislators from more than two dozen states shows that Americans across the political spectrum won’t tolerate Trump’s willingness to shield wealthy tech executives from
FILE PHOTO: State Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, the Senate majority leader, speaks about the creation of a $500 million reserve fund against federal program cuts at the Capitol in Hartford, CT on Nov. 13, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie
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accountability while our kids and families pay the price,” Duff said. “Thanks to the efforts of Senator James Maroney, Connecticut has been a national leader in advancing policies to protect residents from AI-driven discrimination and dangerous deepfakes. When the federal government refuses to act, states have a responsibility to step up. And we won’t let an unconstitutional executive order stop us from doing our jobs.” The multistate letter highlights a Pew Research survey that found 58% of U.S. adults and 56% of AI experts believe the government will not go far enough in regulating artificial intelligence. The state legislators argued they have a duty to act when the federal government fails to protect constituents, pointing to previous state leadership on social media regulation and data privacy protections. The bipartisan coalition warned that the executive order threatens existing state safeguards and the critical work legislators have done to protect residents from AI-related harms. Many states have already enacted laws addressing specific dangers, and the order would undermine these protections, the legislators said.
THE INNER-CITY NEWS - December 31, 2025 - January 06, 2025
In 2025 Black Culture Claimed Ownership Not Permission
Across platforms, Black pop culture in 2025 resisted dilution. Virality lost its grip. Ownership replaced access. Community replaced clicks. The work did not ask to be understood. It stood where it was.
Across music, television, film, fashion, and sports, Black creators tightened control over narrative, ownership, and meaning at a moment when the country itself felt unmoored./AI Image
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Black pop culture in 2025 did not chase attention. It set terms. Across music, television, film, fashion, and sports, Black creators tightened control over narrative, ownership, and meaning at a moment when the country itself felt unmoored. Hip hop provided the year’s clearest line of separation. “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar did more than dominate playlists. It reset cultural boundaries. “They not like us” became shorthand for lineage, authorship, and accountability, repeated in crowds, locker rooms, and online spaces as a declaration rather than a slogan. The record carried the weight of history and the sharpness of confrontation, reinforcing hip hop’s original purpose as documentation and refusal. Kendrick’s presence in 2025 was not constant, but it was decisive. The work rejected false humility and cul-
tural trespassing with lines that landed like verdicts. “I can’t fake humble just ’cause your ass is insecure” circulated as both lyric and posture, mirroring a broader mood across Black creative spaces. Hip hop did not soften itself for comfort. It drew lines. Southern rap reinforced that authority without explanation. Future continued to shape the emotional architecture of the genre, his influence evident in pacing, tone, and restraint across new releases. The music carried detachment, survival, and repetition as reality rather than affectation. Killer Mike anchored Atlanta’s legacy in organizing and consequence, his words from earlier years still circulating with urgency: “I don’t believe in hope. I believe in action.” Megan Thee Stallion stood as one of 2025’s clearest examples of ownership without apology. Independent and visible, she rejected respectability politics while controlling her work outright. “I’m really just being myself,
and that’s what people connect to” echoed across interviews and social media as both explanation and refusal. R&B moved with intention rather than excess. SZA remained central to the genre’s emotional vocabulary, her work continuing to soundtrack contradiction, longing, and self-examination. Lyrics about uncertainty and self-worth circulated heavily, reflecting a collective fatigue that did not seek resolution on demand. Summer Walker leaned further into intimacy and boundary-setting, her work resisting polish in favor of truth. R&B in 2025 did not present healing as a finish line. It acknowledged the work was ongoing. Television reflected a similar confidence. Abbott Elementary continued to thrive by trusting Black specificity rather than flattening it. Its humor landed because it mirrored lived experience, not because it softened it. Lines about underfunded schools, burnout, and joy in the margins resonated wide-
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ly without translation. Black audiences were not treated as a niche. They were treated as the center. Film followed that lead. Black directors increasingly controlled projects from development through release, telling stories rooted in history, class, migration, and survival without requiring trauma as an entry fee. Black cinema in 2025 assumed its audience was informed, present, and deserving of complexity. Fashion delivered one of the year’s most visible cultural statements. The 2025 Met Gala, themed “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” centered Black dandyism, craftsmanship, and lineage. Co-chaired by Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, and A$AP Rocky, the night functioned as correction rather than costume. Tailoring, elegance, and experimentation were framed as inheritance, not exception. “Style is about intention,” a phrase long associated with Black designers, moved from subtext to thesis.
Sports culture continued to blur the line between competition and cultural leadership. Angel Reese expanded her influence beyond the court, turning scrutiny into leverage and visibility into ownership. Her posture reflected a generational shift among Black women athletes who refused to shrink. Simone Biles remained one of the most influential figures in global sports, her insistence on self-preservation continuing to resonate. “I don’t owe anyone anything” circulated as both boundary and blueprint. Across platforms, Black pop culture in 2025 resisted dilution. Virality lost its grip. Ownership replaced access. Community replaced clicks. The work did not ask to be understood. It stood where it was. And through the year’s noise, pressure, and persistence, one refrain continued to carry weight, memory, and resolve: “We gon’ be alright.”
THE INNER-CITY NEWS - December 31, 2025 - January 06, 2025
Chuck D Builds His Own Chart and Hip-Hop Answers Back By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
Hip-hop did not disappear. It was not defeated. It was not replaced. It was crowded out by noise, by numbers without memory, and by charts that forgot how to listen. In a time when culture is flattened into data points and reduced to whatever survives the algorithm, Chuck D has done what he has always done when the system failed to recognize the truth. He built his own. Rap Central Station is not nostalgia. It is an intervention. The vinyl-sized publication arrives with the weight of intention. Twelve by twelve inches. Heavy in the hands. Impossible to swipe away. It announces itself as the world’s first true Art Rap Chart magazine, and the phrase matters. Art before commerce. Rap before trend. Chart not as a ranking machine but as a record of presence. This is hip-hop insisting on being documented with care, not skimmed for clicks. Artists speak for themselves here. They review their own singles and albums, reclaiming authorship from an industry
that has too often rewritten their stories for profit or convenience. In Rap Central Station, the voice is returned to the maker. The narrative is no longer filtered through executives, influencers, or marketing departments. It is direct. It is accountable. It is human. This is Chuck D’s curation, drawn from the same intellectual bloodstream that powered his radio work on Rapstation and his long-running shows “And You Don’t Stop” and “Bring The Noise.” It is the same instinct that once turned rap into a weapon of clarity rather than distraction. The same refusal to let the culture be spoken about without being spoken with. During Hip Hop 50, early issues moved through record shops across the country with urgency. People recognized what they were holding. Not content, but evidence. Not branding, but lineage. From that response, the magazine was built deliberately and without apology. Quarterly. International. Published in London and distributed worldwide, then arriving weeks later in Barnes and Noble, traveling the long way around like a message that insists on being earned. In a text message, Chuck D explained the mission in his own words. “A lot of artists are mad at Billboard for not having
rap and hip-hop. I have always been, ‘So what,’ and created my own services for our culture,” Chuck stated. “Rap Central Station is four times a year I publish in London to around the world with Charts, Art, and Music, plus Advertising. The magazine is found in Barnes & Noble three weeks after the international streets. It hits Billboard, Rolling Stone, SPIN, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair on the art form more than Vibe or The Source. My aim demographic is 35-75. I ain’t playing.” That line is not posturing. It is continuity. As the founder of Public Enemy, Chuck D redefined rap as public argument. He insisted that words mattered, that sound could confront power, that Black thought could be loud without being careless. Rap Central Station does not ask for permission. It does not wait for validation. It stands as proof that hip-hop never needed to be rescued, only respected. “I spent half my adult life outside the USA first building tech,” Chuck emphasized. “You can look it up, [I’m] back adding print to help legacy.”
Trump Says He Is Saving Nigerian Christians. History Knows This Story Well From 2020 through 2025, more Muslims than Christians were killed in religiously targeted attacks. Armed groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS–West Africa primarily kill Muslims who resist them, alongside Christians and others. The deadliest Christian losses have largely occurred in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, not in the northern regions struck by U.S. bombs.
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Donald Trump says U.S. bombs fell on Nigeria to protect Christians. That explanation does not survive memory, geography, or fact. On Christmas Day, American missiles struck northern Nigeria. The administration said the targets were terrorists killing Christians. But the same administration had already stripped away humanitarian aid, dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, shut asylum doors, and blocked visas for Nigerians fleeing violence. The hand that claimed salvation had already withdrawn food, medicine, and refuge. Nigeria is not a parable. It is a place where Muslims and Christians live side by side, where violence grows from drought, land loss, criminal networks, and borders carved by European powers to guarantee friction long after independence. The bloodshed there is not governed by scripture. It is governed by scarcity and power. Professor Uju Anya named the contradiction without decoration. “Trump says he’s protecting Nigerian Christians,” Anya said. “Trump shuts down USAID and kills Nigerian Christians. Trump bans asylum for Nigerian Christians. Trump bans visas for Nigerian Christians. Trump bombs Nigeria, causing more misery, insecurity, and instability for Nigerian Christians.”
giously targeted attacks. Armed groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS–West Africa primarily kill Muslims who resist them, alongside Christians and others. The deadliest Christian losses have largely occurred in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, not in the northern regions struck by U.S. bombs. If the goal were protection, the map would not look like this. Northern Nigeria sits beneath Niger and alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, members of the Sahel alliance that expelled Western military forces and reclaimed control over gold, gas, uranium, and other strategic minerals. Niger is one of the world’s leading suppliers of uranium. Mali and Burkina Faso sit atop vast gold reserves. Nigeria remains Africa’s largest oil producer and holds significant rare earth deposits. That misery was predictable. When USAID was dismantled, clinics closed and food support vanished. More than a quarter-million people in Nigeria relied directly on U.S.-backed assistance. Those lives were weighed and dismissed before the first missile was launched. Then came the strikes. Witnesses described missiles tearing into farmland and open fields. Anti-war journalist Dave DeCamp reported that multiple U.S. missiles failed to detonate, sinking into the ground. The operation
cost nearly $30 million. No evidence was released tying the bombed areas to the killings Trump cited. At the same time, the administration also bombed Somalia. By DeCamp’s count, U.S. Africa Command has carried out at least 127 airstrikes in Somalia this year alone, more than double the previous annual record. AFRICOM has largely stopped responding to press inquiries. The facts on Nigeria further unravel the story being told. From 2020 through 2025, more Muslims than Christians were killed in reli-
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This pattern is not new. In a social media post, human rights lawyer Chief Malcolm Emokiniovon Omirhobo described the strikes as part of a broader design. “The United States of America is not interested in the lives of Black Christians in Northern Nigeria,” Omirhobo said. “The real interest of the U.S. is geostrategic control.” He said Nigeria is being positioned as a military launchpad for pressure and potential regime-change operations against Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. “This has nothing to do with Christianity,” Omirho-
bo said. “This has everything to do with resources, power, and influence.” The selective outrage has been noticed. Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann questioned why Trump claimed moral urgency over Christians in Nigeria while remaining silent about Christians killed during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Members of Congress have also raised alarms. Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett warned against normalizing evidence-free violence. “None of this should be normalized,” Crockett said, noting that Trump has bombed Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria, Yemen, and targets in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific this year alone. Nigeria is left with the consequences. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu now governs a country pulled deeper into proxy conflict, religious polarization, and regional instability. History offers no reassurance. From Libya to Iraq to Afghanistan, U.S. bombs have never stayed to rebuild what they destroyed. “When the dust settles,” Omirhobo warned. “The U.S. will leave just as it left Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, and Nigeria will be left to deal with the blowback: deeper insecurity, ethnic tension, religious polarization, and a weakened sovereignty.”
THE INNER-CITY NEWS - December 31, 2025 - January 06, 2025
ABC Revival calls faith leaders to renew commitment to Black progress By Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer msayles@afro.com
Associated Black Charities (ABC) hosted its third annual Revival on Dec. 10, examining the state of Black America through the lens of faith leaders. In the Black church, a revival is known as a time for renewal, bringing people together to worship together, restore hope and reflect on the spiritual and social challenges they face. In ABC’s case, the night was designed to urge activists and faith leaders to recommit themselves to confronting the inequities that continue to undermine Black life and progress. It was also a chance to honor the founders of ABC, many of whom were faith leaders. “Faith has always been the backbone of Black progress. Our churches, mosques, synagogues and faith centers have been sanctuaries for healing and headquarters for action. We are here to celebrate and pay homage to ABC founders, but tonight is more than a gathering— it is a mobilization,” said Bernard K. Sims, senior director of culture and community at ABC. “We are here to be strengthened, to be inspired and to prepare ourselves for
Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant speaks about what it means to be a“heavyweight” in the face of opportunity and obstacles during his sermon for Associated Black Charities (ABC) third annual Revival. The virtual gathering was designed for faith leaders to recommit themselves to fighting the inequities that threaten Black America. (Photo Credit: AFRO Photo/Megan Sayles)
Could Black people be targeted by Trump’s birthright citizenship obsession?
by EDITORAL The “birther movement,” launched in 2008 and most prominently promoted by Donald Trump, which questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship, has now been given a fresh spin with his assertion of “birthright citizenship” that children born to parents in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. In effect, he is giving impetus to his crackdown on immigration, and for the first time, this step is slated to be taken up by the Supreme Court. If the Trump administration succeeds on this measure, though there is no guarantee, it could, in the long run, theoretically eviscerate the 14th Amendment entirely. That would completely overturn a constitutional right that has been in place for 125 years, granting the previously
enslaved African Americans citizenship. Such a decision sounds incredible, but each day of the Trump administration presents some dramatically unheard-of illegalities. Consider the fact that more than 80 people have been killed without justification or congressional approval, merely on the assumption that they are narco-traffickers. What’s to stop Trump from imposing a new law demanding African Americans prove they are citizens? There was no due process for those victims at sea, and there very well could be no due process for claimants with certification of their citizenship. Under the Trump administration, things get more unreal, surreal, and terribly deranged, and it becomes increasingly complex to prepare ourselves for the next tumultuous turn.
the work ahead through prayer, scripture, song and a powerful world of revival.” ABC’s virtual gathering featured Rev. Dr Jamal H. Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Dr. Robert R.A. Turner, pastor of Empowerment Temple A.M.E; Rev. Brenda White, pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church Baltimore; and Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, CEO and publisher of the AFRO. Bryant served as the evening’s lead revivalist. His central scripture was Matthew 27:32, which recounts Simon of Cyrene being compelled to carry Jesus’ cross, and his sermon centered on what it means to be a “heavyweight.” The civil rights activist discussed his perspective on the weight of responsibility carried by leaders, the power of collective action and the moral and economic influence of the Black community. “There Jesus was suffering under the ignominious cross, and they saw Simon of Cyrene and drafted him. He never volunteered, never flailed his hand and said, ‘pick me.’ Why did they pick Simon?” said Bryant. “The easiest answer is because he was a Black man, but I want to say to you that they saw his shoulders, his
build and said he can handle it. When God called you for your respective organizations, nonprofits and agencies, he picked you to carry this weight because he knew you could handle it— that you were born for the job, the opportunity and for the obstacles.” Amid censorship of Black history and rollbacks on equity, diversity and inclusion under the 47th president, speakers also reflected on the responsibility faithbased institutions hold to guide their congregations through the current political climate. Draper called on faith leaders to act as watchmen—speaking up when others stay silent about injustices—and to foster disciples who will walk alongside them not only in faith, but also in purpose and strategy. “In a time when truth is under attack and when equity is being renegotiated, faith leaders must stand with prophetic clarity. We’re not called to make people comfortable. We’re called to equip them,” she said. “We have to teach truth, not trends. Trends change, but the truth of Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forevermore.”
National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday by DAVID KLEPPER The new list of free admission days for Americans is the latest example of the Trump administration downplaying America’s civil rights history while also promoting the president’s image, name, and legacy. Last year, the list of free days included Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth — which are on January 19 and June 19, respectively — but not June 14, Trump’s birthday. The new free-admission policy takes effect Jan. 1 and was one of several changes announced by the Park Service late last month, including higher admission fees for international visitors. The other days of free park admission in 2026 are Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday (Oct. 27), and the anniversary of the creation of the Park Service (Aug. 25). Eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated, removes two of the nation’s most prominent civil rights holidays. Some civil rights leaders voiced opposition to the change after news about it began spreading over the weekend. “The raw & rank racism here stinks to high heaven,” Harvard Kennedy School professor Cornell William Brooks, a former president of the NAACP, wrote on social media about the new policy. Kristen Brengel, a spokesperson for the National Parks Conservation Association, said that while presidential administrations have tweaked the free days in the
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past, the elimination of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is particularly concerning. For one, the day has become a popular day of service for community groups that use the free day to perform volunteer projects at parks. That will now be much more expensive, said Brengel, whose organization is a nonprofit that advocates for the park system. “Not only does it recognize an American hero, it’s also a day when people go into parks to clean them up,” Brengel said. “Martin Luther King Jr. deserves a day of recognition. … For some reason, Black history has repeatedly been targeted by this administration, and it shouldn’t be.” Some Democratic lawmakers also weighed in to object to the new policy. “The President didn’t just add his own birthday to the list, he removed both of these holidays that mark Black Americans’ struggle for civil rights and freedom,” said Democratic Sen. Catherine
Cortez Masto of Nevada. “Our country deserves better.” A spokesperson for the National Park Service did not immediately respond to questions on Saturday seeking information about the reasons behind the changes. Since taking office, Trump has sought to eliminate programs seen as promoting diversity across the federal government, actions that have erased or downplayed America’s history of racism, as well as the civil rights victories of Black Americans. Self-promotion is an old habit of the president’s and one he has continued in his second term. He unsuccessfully put himself forward for the Nobel Peace Prize, renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after himself, sought to put his name on the planned NFL stadium in the nation’s capital, and had a new children’s savings program named after him. Some Republican lawmakers have suggested putting his visage on Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill.
THE INNER-CITY NEWS - December 31, 2025 - January 06, 2025
Galasso Materials LLC,
Maintainer II The Town of Wallingford is accepting applications for Maintainer II. Wages: $26.52 to $31.53 hourly. For additional information and to apply online by the January 7, 2025 closing date please visit: www.wallingfordct.gov/government/departments/human-resources/. Applications are also available at the Department of Human Resources located in Room #301 of the Town Hall, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Phone: (203) 294-2080; Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE
a quarry and paving contractor, has positions open for the upcoming construction season. We are seeking candidates for a variety of positions, including: Scalehouse Dispatcher/ Equipment Operators and Laborers. NO PHONE CALLS. Please mail resume and cover letter to “Hiring Manager”, Galasso Materials LLC, PO Box 1776, East Granby CT 06026. Galasso Materials is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
ELM CITY COMMUNITIES Invitation for Bids Unit Upgrades- Scattered Site West Side
Looking for a full-time welder in our shop-Skills include but not limited to MIG/TIG welding, plasma ARC-Structural steel and miscellaneous metals. Please send your resume to: Jillherbert@gwfabrication.com
The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seeking bids from qualified firm to complete projects that include various architectural, structural upgrades. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/ gateway beginning on
Listing: Laborers/Helpers Immediate opening for full-time Laborers/Helpers for a fast-paced, growing HVAC/Petroleum company. Position requires flexible work schedule, days and weekends. Some heavy lifting required. Must have a valid driver’s license to run errands. Computer knowledge a plus. Send resume to HR Department, hrdept@eastriverenergy.com, 401 Soundview Road, Guilford, CT 06437.
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****An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled and Veterans****
The Town of Wallingford is accepting applications for Recreation Program Specialist. Wages: $74,236.00 to $93,900.00 annually. For additional information and to apply online by January 2, 2026, or the date the 50th application is received, whichever occurs first, please visit: www.wallingfordct.gov/government/departments/human-resources/. Applications are also available at the Department of Human Resources located in Room #301 of the Town Hall, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Phone: (203) 294-2080; Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE
Request for Qualifications The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) seeks the services of one or more consultants for the following transportation planning studies during the 2026 and 2027 Fiscal Years (July 1, 2025- June 30, 2027): Congestion Management Study, Scenario Planning Study, and Ridge Road Safety Study. Responses are due by January 7, 2026 (12 noon local time). The full RFQ document can be viewed at the Council’s website: www.scrcog.org or can be made available upon request. Contact James Rode at 203-466-8623 with any questions.
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Building Maintenance Technician
Request for Proposals
Communication Media Consultant
The Town of Wallingford is accepting applications for Building Maintenance Technician. Wages: $31.21 to $37.09 hourly. For additional information and to apply online by the December 28, 2025 closing date please visit: www.wallingfordct.gov/government/departments/human-resources/. Applications are also available at the Department of Human Resources located in Room #301 of the Town Hall, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Phone: (203) 294-2080; Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE
The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seeking Proposals for Communication Media Consultant Firms. A complete copy of the requirements may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on
Monday, December 15, 2025 at 3:00PM
Mechanic III The Town of Wallingford is accepting applications for Mechanic III. Wages: $35.42 to $43.00 hourly. For additional information and to apply online by the December 28, 2025 closing date please visit: www.wallingfordct.gov/government/departments/human-resources/. Applications are also available at the Department of Human Resources located in Room #301 of the Town Hall, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Phone: (203) 294-2080; Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE
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Looking for a full-time welder in our shop-Skills include but not limited to MIG/TIG welding, plasma ARC-Structural steel and miscellaneous metals. Please send your resume to: Jillherbert@gwfabrication.com
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Family Advocate La comunidad ofrece apartamentos tipo estudio y de una habitación Rights Act of 1964; Labor Standards provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act and related acts con diseños espaciosos, que incluyen dormitorios más grandes y Compliance and Contract Work HoursIIStandards Act; prevailing wage determinations as issued by Pursuant said Sections andManager VII),Division a public where public comments willfor be The Townto of Wallingford ishearing seeking skilled applicants balcones privados. LosElectric residentes disfrutan de un highly acceso conveniente a the Unitedand States Department of Labor; and all applicable provisions under Title I of the accepted recorded is scheduled for Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:00pm via Full-Time Assistant Teacher First Class Lineman. Applicantsmédica, must be atransporte H.S, trade school, or yvocational high school instalaciones de atención público entretenimiento Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. 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SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE The Housing Authority of the City of Bristol SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE descargue una aplicación en: (4 Buildings,The 17 Units) Housing Authority ofo the City of Bristol (BHA) is seeking sealed bids from a
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Employer M/F/V Bristol, berecibir received or before p.m. (4Old Buildings, 17 Units) Para unaon solicitud por 2:00 correo, porEST, favorThurs, llame Dec. 475- 19, Drug Free Workforce (4 Buildings, 17Wage Units) 2024, and Materials publicly opened, forthwith at BHA’s office at por 164escrito Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT 355-7289 o envíe una paving solicitud a Atención: Galasso LLC, a quarry and contractor, has positions Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Rate Project New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, Waitlist Elm City Communities, Box 1912, 06010. Sealed bidProject packages must Coordinator, beCastclearly marked “New Generator PO at Bonnie Acres” Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate for the construction season.TECHNICIAN We are seeking candidates Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity including veterans*** New Haven, CT 06509 MAINTENANCE REPAIR I in-place Concrete, Asphaltopen Shingles, Vinylupcoming Siding, in***An response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The costEmployer, is $125. Classes start disabled Saturday,and August 20, 2016 1:30Attention: Mitzy Rowe, CEO. No electronic bids will be accepted. 3:30Unified Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, for a variety of positions, including: Scalehouse EquipCT. Deacon’s Association is pleased toM.S., offerB.S. a Deacon’s New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, A pre-bid walk through will be heldCaston Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024, atDispatcher/ 2:00 p.m. Please meet Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, Full Class driver for a fast-paced for days and week(203)Time 996-4517 Host,BGeneral Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D.petroleum Pastor of Pitts company Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster Certificate Program. ThisAssociation is a 10 month programtodesigned to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates Las solicitudes se pueden presenta CT. Unified Deacon’s is pleased offer a Haven, Deacon’s New Construction, WoodConcrete, Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastThe Town of Wallingford isCTaccepting applications for Maintenance Rement Operators and Laborers. NO PHONE CALLS. Please email rein front of 59 Vance Dr., Bristol, 06010. Attendance is strongly recommended for all Continuum of Care, New Connecticut – in-place Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, in to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30ends. Previous experience required. Competitive wage, 401(k) and benefits. Send Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection. St.response New Haven, CT • En persona en 356 Orange St, New Haven, CT06511 Certificate Program. This isthe a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates clients is key to the growth and Advertising and cultivation of existing and new advertising 3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. pair Technician I. Wages: $32.34 to $38.04 hourly. For additional inforbidders. The deadline for RFI questions shall be Fri., Dec. 13, 2024, at 2:00 pm. Conin-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, sume and cover letter to “Hiring Manager”, Galasso Materials LLC, in response to theManager, Church’s Ministry needs. The costGuilford, is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30(a través de un buzón ubicado en la puerta principal); o resume to: HR P. O. Box 388, CT 06437 or email HRDept@ Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. (203) Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. PastorNews. of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church Brewster continued success of Joe The Inner-City The paper is64delivered weekly to businesses, schools, tract 3:30996-4517 Contact: Chairman, Deacon J. Davis, M.S., B.S. documents including plans &by specifications can be Haven, viewedclosing online purchased Enviada por correo althe PO Box 1912, New CT 06509and mation and• toResidential apply online January 20, 2026 date please eastriverenergy.com PO Box East Granby CT 06026. Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Casework, 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster and 1776, Fire Protection. St. (203) New Haven, CT from Advanced Reprographics website www.advancedplanroom.com or by calling shopping outlets and wherever newspapers can be found. This is a remote salesMechanical, position.Electrical, Plumbing visit: www.wallingfordct.gov/government/departments/human-resourcElectrical, and necesita Fire Protection. St. New Haven, CTINVITATION TO BID: CONTINUUM OF CARE, NEW HAVEN Bid Extended, DuePlumbing Date: 5,compliance 2016 usted acomodación razonable para completar su aplicación llame al This contract isMechanical, subject to state set-aside andSi August contract requirements. LEGAL NOTICE (860) 410-1020. *****An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled and Veterans***** Galasso Materials is an available Affirmative Employer. es/. Applications are also atAction/Equal the of Human Resourc203-498-8800 ext.Department 1507 Opportunity This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. is requesting licensed and insured contractor bids for their property located at 979 QuinA 5% applicants Bid Security and 100% Performance/Payment Bonds are required.race, Bidders will Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 All will be considered forTown employment attention color, Work closely with the Publisher and editor to create a successful sales strategy. es located in Room #301 of estarán the Hall, without 45 South MaintoStreet, WallLas solicitudes disponibles el 31/01/2025 Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour nipiac Avenue, New Haven. Complete first floor kitchen renovation. 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GC the United States of Labor; and all applicable provisions under Title I of the 360 Management Group, Co. Is currently seeking bids for Agency Wide PlumbBidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Ofperform Driveway Repair ,Milling, sealcoating and striping on ourmanagement property’s Works well and has advanced time and organization heating, ventilation, air conditioning, oil, propane and natural AA/EEO 32 EMPLOYER Haynesskills. Construction Company, Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483Development price include dumpster and permit feeds. Minority/women’s business enterRequired testing, general Ashould pre-bid conference will beam, held the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Street Seymour, CT at independently 10:00 onatWednesday, July 20, 2016. Housing and Community Act of 1974 inggas. 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The 10 Senate races that will decide the balance of power in 2026 By Bridget Bowman courtesy of HBCUNews.com
The fight for the Senate is expanding to a few more states next year, as both parties tout talented candidates and point to political dynamics tilting in their favor. Democrats still face an uphill battle to net the four seats they need to take control of the Senate, which would involve winning at least two states that President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024. But they see a glimmer of hope following victories in the 2025 elections and as Trump’s approval rating, particularly on his handling of the economy, has dropped. And Democrats believe they can capitalize on issues such as high costs and health care, while Republicans continue to struggle to turn out Trump’s supporters when he is not on the ballot. Republicans, though, remain confident that they will hold onto the Senate —and potentially even grow their majority, given the GOP’s recent success in states with the most competitive Senate races next year. And they’re optimistic the party will be able to run on Trump’s accomplishments, suggesting voters will begin to reap the benefits of Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending legislation ahead of voting in November 2026. Both parties will have to contend with potentially divisive and costly primaries, which could further shake up the Senate landscape. So far, the battle for the Senate majority is playing out across 10 key races. Here’s what the map looks like. The core four It has been clear since the start of the election cycle that the fight for the Senate would center on four crucial states: Maine, North Carolina, Michigan and Georgia. Maine Sen. Susan Collins is the only Republican senator representing a state then-Vice President Kamala Harris won in 2024, when the Democrat carried Maine by nearly 7 points. Collins is also the only GOP senator in New England and, Republicans say, the party’s only candidate who could win the Maine Senate race next year. Collins won re-election in 2020 by 9 points even as Trump lost the state by a similar margin. Collins has not yet officially launched her campaign, but she said at a recent Punchbowl News event, “I still plan to run for re-election.” She won’t know her opponent until June, with Democratic Gov. Janet Mills facing off against military veteran Graham Platner in the Democratic primary. Mills has pitched herself as the candidate best positioned to beat Collins, touting her clashes with Trump and her record as the only Democrat to win a statewide race in Maine in 20 years. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has set up a joint fundraising committee with Mills, signaling that party leaders view Mills as the strongest candidate.
loyalty to Trump in the primary, which has already seen millions of dollars in ads. That spending has mostly come from Cornyn allies who believe he is best positioned to prevail in a state Trump won by 14 points last year. Trump, so far, is staying on the sidelines. The Democratic primary between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico has become a battle over the best path forward for the party. Crockett has taken direct aim at Trump and said she can energize a “multiracial, multigenerational coalition,” including many people who haven’t previously voted, while Talarico has said he can appeal to voters in both parties who are “hungry for sincerity and honesty and compassion.”
Platner, meanwhile, has made his case as the anti-establishment candidate and staunch progressive with the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He said his campaign has been “strengthened” by recent controversies, including revelations that he had a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol, which he has since covered up, and past Reddit posts that included a slew of controversial and offensive comments. Platner apologized for many of the posts, saying he was “disillusioned” after his military service. North Carolina Both parties believe they have strong recruits to replace retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and this race is expected to be one of the most expensive Senate contests next year. Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is running, while Republicans have tapped former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley. Both candidates are already in general election mode, though Whatley — who has Trump’s endorsement — did draw a last-minute primary challenge from Michele Morrow, a far-right candidate who lost a bid to be the state’s top education official last year. Trump has been successful in North Carolina, the only battleground the president has won three times, and he carried it by 3 points last year. But Democrats believe Cooper’s popularity and winning record, as well as key issues like health care, could paint a North Carolina Senate seat blue for the first time since 2008. Georgia Jon Ossoff, the only Senate Democrat running for re-election in a state Trump won, is Republicans’ top target next year. The first-term senator has been raising millions and focusing on issues including health care, the economy and corruption. But Republicans believe they can cast Ossoff as a far-left progressive, pointing
to some of his positions on immigration, impeachment and the government shutdown. GOP Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to pass on a Senate run sparked a three-way GOP primary between Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins and former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley, who has Kemp’s endorsement. Trump, who won Georgia by 2 points in 2024, has not yet weighed in on the primary. Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters’ retirement opened up the Senate race in this battleground state. Republicans, led by Trump, have coalesced around former Rep. Mike Rogers, who lost a close Senate race last year even as Trump won Michigan by 1 point. The Democratic primary is a threeway race between moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a self-described “pragmatist,” and progressive physician Abdul El-Sayed. The primary has already exposed divisions on the future of the state’s manufacturing sector and support for Israel, and the nominee won’t be decided until August. Expanding the map The Senate battle could extend beyond the core four states in part thanks to candidates the parties think can bend results away from the norm in a few states. Ohio Democrats scored a big recruiting win when former Sen. Sherrod Brown decided to challenge GOP Sen. Jon Husted, the former lieutenant governor who was appointed to the Senate after JD Vance resigned to serve as vice president. Brown is widely viewed as one of the only Democrats who could make the special election to serve the final two years of Vance’s term competitive. The former senator lost re-election by nearly 4 points
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last year as Trump won Ohio by 11 points. Operatives in both parties say the race is now expected to draw significant resources after ad spending in last year’s Senate race reached more than $480 million, according to AdImpact. New Hampshire With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen retiring, both parties are eyeing New Hampshire as an open, competitive Senate race next year after Harris won the Granite State by 3 points. Senate Republican leaders have backed former Sen. John Sununu, who lost to Shaheen in 2008. But Sununu is running in the primary against Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts senator and Trump ambassador, and that nominating fight won’t be resolved until early September. Rep. Chris Pappas is considered the clear front-runner in the Democratic primary, and Democrats believe his deep ties to the state and proven ability to win competitive races put them in a strong position to hold the seat. Keep an eye on these races Other potentially competitive Senate races in redder or bluer states hinge on the outcomes of contentious primaries — and whether potentially strong candidates actually decide to run. Texas Both parties are navigating hotly contested Senate primaries early next year — though the Republican primary is expected to go past March 3, with none of the candidates likely to win a majority of the vote given the three-way race between Sen. John Cornyn, state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. If no one wins a majority of the primary vote, the top two vote-getters would advance to a May runoff. All three candidates have stressed their
Iowa There is also a contested Democratic primary in Iowa, where GOP Sen. Joni Ernst is retiring. State Rep. Josh Turek, a Paralympian, as well as state Sen. Zach Wahls and military veteran Nathan Sage are all competing for their party’s nomination. Despite recent Republicans’ gains in the state, which Trump won by 13 points in 2024, Democrats believe the race could be competitive as Iowans grapple with health care access and Trump’s tariff policies. Republicans, including Trump, quickly coalesced around Rep. Ashley Hinson as their candidate to replace Ernst. Hinson, who flipped a Democratic district in 2020, is viewed as a rising star in the party. Alaska Democrats are waiting to see if former Rep. Mary Peltola, who represented the entire state of Alaska in Congress, will jump into the race against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola has also been eyeing a run for governor, after losing re-election last year by 3 points as Trump won Alaska by 13 points. Sullivan has signaled that he recognizes he could have a competitive race, particularly as health care emerges as a top midterm issue. The two-term senator recently supported a Democratic proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for an additional three years. Minnesota Republicans are waiting on a top-tier candidate in Minnesota, which Trump lost by 4 points last year. Michele Tafoya, a longtime NFL sideline reporter-turned-conservative commentator, is considering a run for Senate, according to three sources familiar with her thinking. One source said Tafoya met with the National Republican Senatorial Committee earlier in December and could make a final decision in January. Former professional basketball player Royce White and retired Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze are also running. On the Democratic side, Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are battling to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith, with Flanagan casting herself as the progressive candidate and Craig stressing her bipartisan appeal.
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