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The week in CT news: Ukrainian immigration, overcrowded ERs, warm winter

Kristina Bizyaye holds her 1-year-old son Leo in the Clerk’s office of West Haven City Hall. Bizyaye fled Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, after the Russian invasion with her husband and three children. A resident West Haven signed up to host the family through ukraineshelter.com as they get settled in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
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Kristina Bizyaye holds her 1-year-old son Leo in the Clerk’s office of West Haven City Hall. Bizyaye fled Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, after the Russian invasion with her husband and three children. A resident West Haven signed up to host the family through ukraineshelter.com as they get settled in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Frankie & Johnny is a weekly recap of news you need to know from around ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Each Friday, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Frankie Graziano and John Henry Smith take you through the headlines and get you up-to-date on the stories you may have missed — in less than five minutes. This week Frankie & Johnny explain:

  • It's been one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Over the last year, state officials said 1,000 Ukrainian families have been supported by the state.
  • Lawmakers are looking into the issue of overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms. ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s Sujata Srinivasan has reported on a legislative proposal to further study the issue and a temporary structure in New Haven that allows Yale New Haven physicians to care for patients admitted into emergency care.
  • It’s been an unseasonably — and record-breakingly — warm winter in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Last month was and the , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is examining the impact that warm weather is having, including the spread of invasive plant species.

Frankie & Johnny premieres Fridays at 4:44 p.m. during All Things Considered on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio.

Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
John Henry Smith is ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

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