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NPR is giving up-and-coming musicians a chance at their own Tiny Desk concert. Thousands have entered, including many from our region. WSHU’s Eda Uzunlar spoke with an acoustic pop duo about how growing up on Long Island inspires their sound.
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked Hartford 36th, New Haven 50th, and Bridgeport 68th out of 75 cities across the U.S.
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Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball.
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TaShun Bowden-Lewis was placed on administrative leave by the state’s Public Defender Services Commission in February. She faces 16 charges, including unethical and untruthful behavior, bullying and instructing a subordinate to hack an adversary’s e-mail.
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House Republicans pitched a budget that boosts education, ends health care for undocumented women and children and trims the state workforce.
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New England needs more housing — especially affordable housing. But what happens when the land picked for that housing is also valuable in the fight to slow climate change?
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and several colleagues have introduced federal legislation to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis and climate change.
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A bite-sized look at what else we're hearing: Election officials in Connecticut say they’re still overwhelmed with complaints from Bridgeport’s Democratic primary election for mayor last year. Suffolk County will overhaul its opioid settlement disbursement program.
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In the largest cheating scandal in the Coast Guard Academy’s history, a group of 55 cadets have to undergo a 20-week honor remediation course to remind them of the core values of the Coast Guard. Twenty-five cadets have asked to appeal their sanctions.
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Gino DiGiovanni Jr., a former Derby alderman, was sentenced to 10 days in prison for entering the U.S. Capitol building as riots broke out on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont spoke at a virtual event held by the White House to talk about junk fees and highlight the state’s efforts to get rid of hidden costs on purchases like plane and concert tickets.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Cancer-causing cadmium has been found in the West Islip area. That’s after a cleanup of the former Dzus Fastener Co. site in 2020.