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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What factors shape the way we think about politics?

1 week 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.

1 month 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.
What the Trump administration’s mass layoffs mean for federal workers in Connecticut

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Mark Zaretsky |Jory Heckman

By Frankie Graziano, Published March 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Thousands of U.S. Government employees could be out of a job, according to a “best guess” from a Wells Fargo economist. This has big-time ramifications for Connecticut…and the roughly 19,000 federal workers living here. Many recently laid off people are speaking out, including a Marine Corps veteran from Vernon named Gabriel D’Alatri.
Is Connecticut still committed to criminal justice reform?

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Jacqueline Rabe Thomas |Mark Pazniokas |Susan Raff

By Frankie Graziano, Published March 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM EST Even as state officials work to reform criminal justice in Connecticut, complaints roll in regarding the treatment of incarcerated individuals. Also, many people are still awaiting automatic erasure of their criminal convictions. What’s the hold up? Finally, data that could shed light on racial disparities in prosecution rates, isn’t being collected, according to Hearst Connecticut Media.
The New Haven Black Panther trials still resonate today

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano

By Frankie Graziano, Published February 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST Barton Silverman / New York Times Co. / Getty ImagesMay 1970, Supporters march with flags during protest in favor of Black Panther defendants on trial for murder, New Haven, Connecticut. In May 1969, Black Panther Alex Rackley was murdered by fellow revolutionaries in Connecticut.
The federal funding freeze may be rescinded, but local nonprofits still feel the chill

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

By Frankie Graziano, Published February 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM EST Joe Amon / Connecticut PublicFILE: Associate supervisor Miguel Ve 29, of Plainville unloading more boxes of food at Foodshare that has been distributing food at Rentschler Field in East Hartford since the start of the pandemic. This site alone has served over 227,000 households. January 12, 2021 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

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