‘We Can Do it Better.’ Meet the Millennials Taking Over City Hall Charlotte Alter Oct 12, 2017 The “Hall of Justice” has just two rules: A nightly game of beer pong, and a ban on talking politics after 8 p.m. The seven-bedroom house in upstate New York was home to a motley crew of government nerds–county legislators, city-council members, Ph.D.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2017 Contact: David Huck Email: NEW BRITAIN POLICE UNION ENDORSES MAYOR STEWART FOR RE- ELECTION NEW BRITAIN—For a second time, the union representing New Britain Police Department employees has endorsed incumbent Mayor Erin Stewart in this November’s municipal election, citing her strong support of Public Safety workers. “I am incredibly humbled to receive the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2017 Contact: David Huck Email: AFSCME LOCAL 1186—LARGEST CITY EMPLOYEE UNION IN NEW BRITAIN—ENDORSES STEWART FOR REELECTION NEW BRITAIN—For the second time in two elections, AFSCME Local 1186—the largest union in New Britain, representing over 250 City employees—has voted to endorse the election campaign of Mayor Erin E. Stewart. Stewart is the City’s incumbent…
To be a trauma-informed city takes a cultural shift and partnership By: JULIA WERTH | August 28, 2017 When a kid acts out in New Britain, the first question teachers, administrators and mental health professionals are asking is no longer, “What’s wrong with you?” but, “What happened to you?” The reaction is no longer to punish, but to empathize. The…