The beginning of a new year will bring many things to Connecticut: longer days, another season of state lawmakers debating and passing bills and a slew of new policies taking effect Jan. 1.

PPSNE president Amanda Skinner said the affiliate was able to lean on reserves as federal reimbursements for Medicaid patients getting preventative care were halted, but it's not a solution long-term.

“We wanted to make sure that we had our people's backs,” Gov. Lamont said about the plan to use nearly $168 million of emergency reserves to fill federal funding cuts to essential programs.

Under the plan Gov. Ned Lamont detailed Thursday, the state hopes to curb sticker shock for some of its 100,000 residents who enroll in health coverage through the marketplace.

This hour, a look at the dreaded potential “big one” — the next pandemic — and what we need to do to be ready.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was among governors who called on Congressional leaders to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credit.

As 2026 races take shape, Connecticut’s aging delegation is already part of the conversation. Plus, what’s being done to rid Connecticut’s drinking water of lead?

This hour, a look at disgust — and, specifically, the ways and places disgust and food intersect and interact.

The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading.

EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin said last week that the move to cut over 30 regulations at the agency would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs and hidden ‘taxes’ on U.S. families.” Connecticut officials and environmentalists disagreed.