Connecticut U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member on the Appropriations Cmte, introduced a bill today to fully fund DHS except for ICE, CBP and Noem's office. "ICE cannot be abolished, but I will not provide a single dime of funding until we see radical changes in how it operates."

In a Jan. 27 letter, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam asked HPA CEO Kay Al Mannai to terminate an agreement allowing ICE employees to use the city-owned parking lot at 141 Sheldon St.

On this episode of Young People Hate the Radio, we’re talking personal finance, budgeting, and tackling questions like: Should you be investing? How can I save money while avoiding FOMO? Learn from financial advisor/content creator Bradley on a Budget as helps us navigate these questions and more!

The shortest month of the year is packed with highly anticipated new releases, including books from Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones and the late Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. n.pr/4qt3Dxu

CT could lose more than a million dollars in federal funding intended to bring more electric vehicle charging stations to the state. The cutbacks, part of a massive transportation bill recently passed by Congress, are part of a more than $500 million rescission.

The Connecticut Public social team's ✨first ever episode✨ of Young People Hate The Radio is out now! Learn along with us as we navigate personal style, fashion, and confidence with internationally acclaimed tailor and fashion mogul, Justin Haynes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=os2C...

In the office, classroom and living room, working and relaxing mean sitting still. Our bodies evolved without chairs. Here are some tips for getting out of your seat and moving — even on cold days. n.pr/45YSvkQ

Brilliant coverage by @chrispolansky.bsky.social and @ctpublic.bsky.social Thanks guys. www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is headlining Super Bowl LX's halftime show, and these Connecticut establishments are offering a place to watch, dance and sing along. www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01...

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A train derailed in Mansfield Thursday morning, raising concerns of environmental contamination in a nearby waterway. First responders and hazmat specialists are responding to a possible hazardous gas leak. No injuries are reported. Read the full story here: www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...

I just made my @ctpublic.bsky.social’s Where We Live hosting debut for today’s episode about raising the next generation of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora. You can give it a listen here: www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...

This legislative session starting on a high note as we've got a whole bunch of dogs in the Connecticut Senate chamber

Join CT Public on February 12 for a Palentine’s Day hang designed to bring folks together and celebrate the launch of our brand-new social vlog series, Young People Hate the Radio.

American Photography 41 winner JOE BUGLEWICZ @joebuglewicz #publication Connecticut Public @ctpublic.bsky.social Sea Queens Angelina Fierce performs during a Sea Queens drag and dinner show at The Port of Call in Mystic Connecticut. #ap41 #photographer #lgbtq #dragshow

A mistake by a Connecticut utility is driving up water bills for some low-income households around the state. It's now reviewing enrollment in the program after @ctpublic.bsky.social discovered the mix-up. www.ctpublic.org/news/investi...

The legislative session opens today. We’ll talk about new laws being proposed and hear from CT lawmakers on their legislative aims. The Wheelhouse airs on @ctpublic.bsky.social at 9 a.m., streams live on the website and on YouTube, and will be available after 10 a.m. wherever you get your podcasts.

Since 1898, The Austin Organ Company in Hartford, CT, has built and installed thousands of organs across the country. Using traditional methods, nearly every component is still made in their factory on Woodland Street.

Just hours after announcing a Friday visit by U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to one of its elementary schools, Fairfield Public Schools told families the event was canceled due to community backlash.

Gov. Ned Lamont has pitched a plan to spend over $18 million more of the state's emergency response fund that was designed to counter funding cuts and delays from the Trump administration.

Just hours after announcing a Friday visit by U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to one of its elementary schools, Fairfield Public Schools told families the event was canceled due to community backlash.

A MASSIVE thank you to Danyel Fulton (Ida B. Wells) and Rachel Sussman (creative producer) for coming on The Wheelhouse on @ctpublic.bsky.social to talk about Shaina Taub’s Tony award-winning musical “Suffs”, which is now playing at @thebushnell.bsky.social in Hartford. Break a leg, ladies!

Any #Connecticut folks out here? We're looking for: ✨ Young people (including the young at heart) ✨ PBS Kids ✨ Budget Baddies ✨ ~and more! If you're on #NutmegSky, let us know in the comments where you're from so we can land on the right feeds! 🤩 www.eventbrite.com/e/young-peop...

Connecticut Water Company is reviewing enrollment in one of its low-income assistance programs after learning it misinterpreted a new law and prematurely dropped an unknown number of households.

Of the 14% of patients in a Connecticut Emergency departments in 2024 who required in-patient care, nearly 40% remained in the ED for more than four hours after admission. Connecticut is looking to change that.

Snow accumulations of up to 20 inches are expected in parts of Connecticut with rapidly falling snow and low visilbility making for hazardous driving conditions Sunday.

Around 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and threatened to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways with dangerous ice. https://to.pbs.org/4k04Tqy

Are you a young person living in Connecticut? Are you also constantly asking yourself, “WHAT is going on?!” Let’s figure it out together. The Connecticut Public social media team is launching a new vlog, Young People Hate The Radio, and we want you at the launch party to help us celebrate!

The James Beard Award semifinalists were announced this week, and a half-dozen chefs and establishments across Connecticut are up for the prestigious culinary award this year. Learn more below:

Anti-ICE demonstrators plan to gather in four towns and cities across Connecticut on Friday afternoon, in solidarity with Minnesotans participating in a general strike there following weeks of harsh tactics by immigration officials.

"To walk into a building that has a depiction of the burning of a Pequot village, and to stand here on this stage in this moment with a Pequot elected to the office of state representative, it’s historic and monumental." www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01...

@ctpublic.bsky.social's Colin McEnroe Show where I joined pop culture roundtable The Nose to talk about movies & TV shows & the larger cultural context they exist in. Favorites included 'Sorry, Baby' 'I'm Still Here' 'Superman' & most of all Academy Award-winning Palestinian doc 'No Other Land.'

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Moth Mainstage returns to New Haven on Sept 24th! Experience true stories live as they're recorded for future episodes of The Moth Podcast and Moth Radio Hour. 🎟️: found.ee/moth924nhv [On sale Fri at 10AM] In association with @ctpublic.bsky.social

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk has begun its season of winter wildlife cruises, with seals and migratory birds the primary viewing targets. This month, CT Public joined about a dozen ticketed passengers and the crew of the R/V Sound Explorer for a trip around the Norwalk Islands.

Former Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom is seeking to join the city's retirement system, allowing him to supplement his existing state pension. If the request is granted, he would be eligible to immediately begin receiving benefits after making a one-time payment into the municipal retirement system.

“Our inspector general not only has the authority, but he has the obligation to investigate every law enforcement related death, and that includes state and also federal officials.” www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01...

“ICE reminds us of the Ku Klux Klan,” said Rev. Boise Kimber, the Connecticut-based president of the National Baptist Convention USA, about agents covering their face. NBCUSA is calling for a national ban on coverings for law enforcement, like California’s.

Five years. Countless voices. One inviting conversation about who we are and where we’re headed. Join Connecticut Public and the team behind DISRUPTED for a special five-year anniversary live recording and celebration. www.eventbrite.com/e/a-5-year-a...

Connecticut’s 211 emergency assistance hotline is being inundated with calls. The state recently allocated an additional $2 and a half million dollars to bring on more hotline staff to help answer the influx of calls.

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Trinity Academy in Hartford is partnering with the Connecticut Invention Convention to promote early STEM learning among Latino and other students of color. bit.ly/4pMvVTG

Hartford has scaled back a pioneering initiative that sends social workers instead of police to certain 911 calls.

Photo description in the full article: "A masked agent sprays chemical irritant from inside the parking garage at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse as protestors, who believed the cars contained ICE agents and a detainee, attempted to prevent its exit."

With uncertainty in Congress around reviving expired federal health care subsidies, Connecticut officials are considering another extension of open enrollment for 2026 Affordable Care Act plans.

A spokesperson for Avelo Airlines on Wednesday told Connecticut Public it would end its controversial practice of operating deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security. The program “did not deliver enough consistent and predictable revenue,” the airline said in a statement.

Trump has alluded to the possibility of more U.S. military action against other Latin American countries beyond Venezuela, including Mexico and Colombia. The local reaction is mixed.

Connecticut will receive about $154 million in its first tranche of federal assistance to improve health care and access in rural parts of the state ahead of anticipated changes and cuts to Medicaid.

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President Trump says the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela after capturing its leader. Here's how the politics could play out at home. n.pr/3N6Crqu