/news/politics Politics en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:00:23 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-04-28/we-take-your-calls This hour, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:00:23 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-04-28/we-take-your-calls Jonathan McNicol /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-23/on-earth-week-we-examine-local-climate-policy-in-connecticut Can local lawmakers improve energy infrastructure and save ratepayers money? Plus, the bears are back–outta hibernation. How are state environmental officials reacting? Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-23/on-earth-week-we-examine-local-climate-policy-in-connecticut Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-16/protesters-are-shouting-hands-off-how-are-federal-officials-responding Protests against the Trump administration are ramping up. In this hour, as people in ���ϳԹ��� and beyond yell, “hands off,” we discuss who’s rising up and what they want. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-16/protesters-are-shouting-hands-off-how-are-federal-officials-responding Frankie Graziano /news/2025-04-14/as-towns-grapple-with-book-challenges-ct-lawmakers-seek-to-establish-book-ban-standards Book challenges at libraries across the U.S. skyrocketed after the pandemic shutdown, and efforts to censor books have played out in ���ϳԹ���, too. So what are state lawmakers doing to address the issue, but still leave room for debate? Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-14/as-towns-grapple-with-book-challenges-ct-lawmakers-seek-to-establish-book-ban-standards Michayla Savitt /news/2025-04-09/deportation-flights-prompt-avelo-boycott-protest-at-tweed-new-haven-airport The Avelo Airlines boycott at Tweed New Haven Airport is being sponsored by several groups, including ���ϳԹ��� Climate Crisis Mobilization and CT Shoreline Indivisible. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:23:08 GMT /news/2025-04-09/deportation-flights-prompt-avelo-boycott-protest-at-tweed-new-haven-airport Eddy Martinez /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-09/a-public-health-shakeup-covid-funding-cuts-strip-states-of-essential-resources State officials are sounding the alarm after the federal government cut $150 million dollars in public health grants. This hour looks at what that means for tracking diseases, childhood vaccinations, and more in ���ϳԹ���. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-09/a-public-health-shakeup-covid-funding-cuts-strip-states-of-essential-resources Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne /news/2025-04-08/ct-dems-call-on-republicans-at-state-capitol-to-denounce-trump-administration ���ϳԹ��� Democratic legislators are calling for bipartisan support in Hartford to condemn the Trump administration’s policies. They gathered at the state Capitol in Hartford to speak out against what State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says is a threat to the functioning of an independent judiciary system. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:10:47 GMT /news/2025-04-08/ct-dems-call-on-republicans-at-state-capitol-to-denounce-trump-administration Eddy Martinez /news/2025-04-07/ct-liberals-united-on-combating-trump-but-issues-remain "What do we do?" It’s a question many Democrats are wrestling with following the 2024 presidential election. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:59:28 GMT /news/2025-04-07/ct-liberals-united-on-combating-trump-but-issues-remain Eddy Martinez /news/2025-04-05/thousands-in-hartford-and-towns-across-ct-rally-to-tell-trump-hands-off The peaceful protests against Trump administration policies took place in more than 20 locations statewide, including Hartford, New Haven, Danbury and more. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:01:31 GMT /news/2025-04-05/thousands-in-hartford-and-towns-across-ct-rally-to-tell-trump-hands-off Daniela Doncel /show/where-we-live/2025-04-03/an-uncertain-future-for-international-students This hour on Where We Live, how are international students faring in a political moment where speech and peaceful protest puts them at risk of arrest or deportation? Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-04-03/an-uncertain-future-for-international-students Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen, Meg Dalton /news/2025-04-02/local-bridgeport-area-nonprofit-feeling-effects-of-federal-spending-cuts-on-food-aid The CEO of nOURish Bridgeport, which provides food to needy residents, says the organization is facing operating challenges as the federal government cuts funding for programs addressing food insecurity. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:35:12 GMT /news/2025-04-02/local-bridgeport-area-nonprofit-feeling-effects-of-federal-spending-cuts-on-food-aid Eddy Martinez /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-02/will-trumps-2017-tax-plan-be-extended-a-look-at-how-the-administration-might-pay-for-tax-cuts-in-2025 Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire at the end of this year. In this hour of The Wheelhouse, we ask, will Congress extend them? Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-02/will-trumps-2017-tax-plan-be-extended-a-look-at-how-the-administration-might-pay-for-tax-cuts-in-2025 Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne