WSHU's Jeniece Roman spoke with former Shinnecock Tribal Nation Chairman Bryan Polite about his time in leadership.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is not in favor of amending the state’s fiscal guardrails in the budget. But on Monday, he told reporters he is considering reallocating federal American Rescue Plan Act money to support different state sectors.

On Earth Day, activists on Long Island rallied against U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s record on the environment, criticizing the first-term Republican congressman for his positions on climate issues like offshore wind and fossil fuels.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: 70% of Connecticut residents are Christian but 61% of residents have never or seldom read scripture, according to the Pew Research Center.

Around 1,200 people attended an Earth Day Expo at the Groton Public Library on Saturday, where attendees could tell WSHU about what makes them anxious in the face of climate change.

A controversial bill to regulate AI has won the approval of a key Connecticut legislative committee, but passage of the bill in the state House and Senate remains uncertain.

At least 45 students were arrested early Monday morning after occupying Beinecke Plaza at Yale University. Students said the occupation was in demand that the school divest from weapons manufacturing for Israel.

A bite-sized look at what we're hearing: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students and community activists have called for Yale to divest in companies that provide military weapons to Israel. Also, Happy Earth Day!

The Senate chair of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee criticized Eversource’s decision to suspend new electric vehicle charging rebates.

The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to weigh in on whether Bridgeport residents can make citizens' arrests in the city’s absentee ballot fraud case.