Frankie Graziano

Connecticut

Reporter at Connecticut Public

Host at The Wheelhouse Podcast (CT)

Host: "The Wheelhouse" on Connecticut Public. https://t.co/l8CVxO0wCd E-mail: [email protected]

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The 2025 CT legislative session wraps today. Will the guardrails hold?

4 days ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published June 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT The 2025 legislative session in Connecticut started with lawmakers facing an uncertain future clouded by potential federal funding cuts. The end of the session is nigh in Connecticut. Amid these murky days, we know that local lawmakers have taken drastic measures to shore up state Medicaid funding. But how far are they willing to go to secure a new two-year budget deal?
CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published May 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Ryan Caron King / Connecticut PublicFILE: Rozanne Hauser of Bloomfield cheers with the crowd in support of Medicare during Hartford’s “Hands Off” protest against the Trump administration on April 5, 2025. “It’s appalling,” she said. “I’m 85, I’ve seen a lot.
Police reform in CT and beyond, five years after George Floyd’s murder

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published May 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM EDT George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in 2020 inspired police reform in America. Five years ago this week, Americans took to the streets amid a global pandemic to protest Floyd’s murder. Chants of “Black Lives Matter” reverberated throughout Connecticut. And then, two months after Floyd’s death, Connecticut was one of the first states in the nation to enact police reform legislation.
Crisis on campus: The future of higher education

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published May 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Ayannah Brown / Connecticut PublicPro-Palestinian activists prayed in the streets as part of a protest against the presence, of Amar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, outside of the John C. Anderson House on April 23rd, 2025.
What factors shape the way we think about politics?

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT According to Pew Research Center, our “trust in government” has eroded over the last sixty years. While there have been “modest” gains in support, factors like age, race, employment status, educational experience, and more impact how we view our federal institutions.
A focus on trans rights amid efforts to erase their identity

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published April 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Some federal officials don’t want the “X” gender option printed on passports. The “T” – and other letters – were removed from websites with content addressing the LGBTQ+ community. Since Day 1, the Trump administration has chipped away at the rights of Transgender Americans. Today on the Wheelhouse, we examine the policies aimed towards erasure. Plus, gender-affirming care.
On Earth Week, we examine local climate policy in Connecticut

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published April 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Mark Mirko / Connecticut PublicOrange light glows from the horizon as a rising sun prepares to elevate over power lines spanning a field in Mansfield, Connecticut, September 18, 2024. Natural gas and nuclear energy may not be the cleanest and greenest methods of power generation.
A public health shakeup: COVID-funding cuts strip states of essential resources

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Chloe Wynne

By Frankie Graziano, Published April 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Public health officials are sounding the alarm. In Connecticut, they say the Trump administration is cuttinge $150 million in federal grants allocated to the state –for disease surveillance, childhood immunizations, and more. Those funds were allocated at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But COVID is still with us.
The future of Medicaid: rather than increases, cuts may be coming

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Katy Golvala |Keith Phaneuf

By Frankie Graziano, Published March 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Ayannah Brown / Connecticut PublicFILE: Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol to rally against congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid in Hartford, Connecticut on March 18th, 2025. The state budget may be headed for a “world of pain.” That’s according to our friends at the Connecticut Mirror.
Connecticut’s housing crisis stretches into 2025. Plus, Congressman John Larson on his viral speech calling out Elon Musk.

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Alex Putterman

There was a 13% increase in Connecticut’s unhoused population from 2023 to 2024. That’s according to an annual report by the state. Connecticut is seeing decreases in housing availability, the price of rent skyrocketing, and more. Today on the Wheelhouse, proposals state lawmakers are considering to make more affordable housing a reality in Connecticut. Plus, Congressman John Larson has gone viral.