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Connecticut Public is the only public media service in Connecticut that is supported by the community. We are affiliated with national public media organizations PBS and NPR. Our parent company operates three television stations: Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), CPTV Spirit, and PBS Kids 24/7, as well as Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR). Every month, we reach around one million people through our television, radio, and online platforms.

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Bridgeport commemorates 38th anniversary of worst construction disaster in CT history

1 day ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM EDT Chris Michailidi remembers smoking a cigarette, during his break while building what would be a People’s Bank location in Bridgeport, near L’Ambiance Plaza in 1987. One minute Michailidi saw concrete being pumped out. Then he witnessed the worst construction accident in Connecticut’s history. “The next thing I know, it's down,” Michailidi said. “I mean, it happened just that fast.
Christians in Gaza say they feel 'orphaned' by the death of Pope Francis

2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Anas Baba |Jane Arraf

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Morning news brief

2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Steve Inskeep |Leila Fadel

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Unpacking the latest controversy surrounding Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Tom Bowman

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Pope Francis has died. What happens now?

2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Tyler Bartlam |Courtney Dorning |Mary Kelly

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Yale Divinity School professor addresses gender discrimination lawsuit dismissal against NY church

3 days ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM EDT Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman’s gender discrimination lawsuit against Harlem, New York's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church was dismissed in late March. But Turman doesn’t see it as a defeat, but as shedding light on a larger issue at hand.
UConn workshop aims to give Latinas the tools, confidence to make political change

3 days ago | ctpublic.org | Daniela Doncel

Published April 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT The UConn School of Social Work Puerto Rican/Latine Studies Project is hosting the Connecticut Latina Campaign School, a full day bilingual workshop designed to provide Latinas the resources they need to build political confidence. Professor Lisa Werkmeister Rozas is the Director of the Puerto Rican/Latine Studies Project. She would like to see more Latina representation in all forms of government in Connecticut.
Week in politics: Supreme Court order blocks deportations, Trump wants to oust Powell

5 days ago | ctpublic.org | Scott Simon |Ron Elving

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Researchers were surprised to find some medieval books covered in seal skins

5 days ago | ctpublic.org | Matthew Cloutier |William Troop

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How 'weak' Supreme Court rulings led to this week's immigration news

5 days ago | ctpublic.org | Kathryn Fink |Patrick Jarenwattananon |Mary Kelly

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