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On Thursday, February 28th, the Legislative Committee of the Yale College Democrats hosted a discussion about education reform with Yale Professor Elizabeth Carroll. Professor Carroll gave an overview of the nature of school board politics and drew comparisons between a school board elected by the people and one appointed by the Mayor, with some shades [...]
At the Legislative Committee on February 14th, Legislative Captain Jacob Wasserman ’16 gave a presentation on the National Popular Vote initiative, which would grant the Presidency to the winner of the popular vote instead of the Electoral College vote. The presentation marked the beginning of a greater effort by the Yale Dems to pursue voter [...]
On Thursday, January 31st, around 20 Dems heard from State Representative Roland Lemar, who represents part of Yale’s campus in the Connecticut State Legislature. Rep. Lemar told the Dems that gun control legislation was the top priority of this legislative session and expects to see an omnibus gun violence bill passed by March or April. [...]
On Thursday, January 17th, the Dems kicked off a semester of legislative activism with their first Legislative Committee meeting of the year. Held in the Mendell Room of Branford College, the meeting saw nearly thirty people come together to discuss issues ranging from gun control to juvenile justice reform. Dems President Nicole Hobbs ’14 opened [...]
On Monday, November 26, more than 40 members of the Yale College Democrats crowded into the Branford Common Room for a discussion with State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, as well as State Representatives Gary Holder-Winfield and Roland Lemar. The legislators, who all represent areas of New Haven, talked about the upcoming legislative session and the [...]
On Wednesday, April 18, members of the Legislative Committee of the Yale College Democrats attended a celebratory dinner at York Street Noodle House. At the final LegCom meeting of the year, Dems members discussed their work this semester — ranging from education reform to early and absentee voting to Secure Communities to the successful battle [...]
Four members of the Yale College Democrats addressed the Board of Aldermen meeting on redistricting this Wednesday, April 4. Nicole Hobbs, Becca Ellison, Andrew Connery and Zac Krislov spoke for several minutes about the value of a Ward primarily composed of Yale students. They also answered questions from Board members. “As in any city, students make [...]
Yale Dems member and Saybrook freshman Ray Noonan wrote a great op-ed in Monday’s Yale Daily News, which argues in favor of strong education reform. As Ray said in his piece, “Support CT education reform:” We need this bill to move our nation one step closer to universal quality education, and this bill needs students’ [...]
Interested in expanding voting rights in Connecticut? Well the Dems have advocacy efforts for those issues this semester! The main things we’re going to be doing to help pass voting reform are: 1. Petitioning: Once the petition is online, everybody can help simply by signing it, promoting it on Facebook and Twitter, and badgering friends [...]
Check out this article in the YDN about our 2012 Statewide Advocacy Kickoff yesterday! As the article says, “Around 40 members of the Dems met with State Sen. Martin Looney and State Reps. Roland Lemar and Gary Holder-Winfield, members of New Haven’s delegation to Hartford, to discuss what should be the focus of the Dems’ [...]
