Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined Connecticut Public in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he’s worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC’s Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He’s a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, Trout Fishing in America. He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He’s also a proud alumnus of Bike & Build, an affordable housing nonprofit with which he’s bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services and Community Soup Kitchen will keep the Hamilton Street pantry operating amid “challenging funding environments.” -
The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate. -
The “Hands Off!” rallies are meant to show opposition to “the Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the Republican assault on our freedoms and communities.” -
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas calls the executive order “unlawful.” -
Use of the machines would be outlawed starting in 2029. -
![In discussing the arrest of Kimberly Sullivan, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo, appearing with Waterbury mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr. said, "[In] 33 years in law enforcement, this is the worst treatment of humanity that I've ever witnessed. Honestly, when we first started talking about it, we just really couldn't believe it. It took a lot of convincing amongst ourselves to just really accept what was going on. It's really hard to talk about still. I mean, it's shuddering to think that someone would treat any person, let alone a family member or someone that was entrusted as a guardian or a parental figure, in this way."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cc6badb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6534x3640+0+358/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F8d%2Fe8fd6a5c4d57a705b3a4a1d88e8d%2F250312earlychildhoodedmmb-3575-b.jpg)
Authorities accuse Kimberly Sullivan of keeping her stepson captive for two decades. -
“This is not just an oversight, it is a deadly loophole,” said one bill supporter. -
Los oradores hicieron llamados para que se refuerce la Ley Trust de Connecticut, que limita la cooperación entre las fuerzas del orden estatales y locales con las autoridades federales de inmigración. Sin embargo, los legisladores republicanos del estado están impulsando esfuerzos para debilitar la Ley Trust en esta sesión. -
Many called for a strengthening of Connecticut’s Trust Act.
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Eliminating the CT Grown for CT Kids program would save the state $1 million a year, the governor’s office says.
![In discussing the arrest of Kimberly Sullivan, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo, appearing with Waterbury mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr. said, "[In] 33 years in law enforcement, this is the worst treatment of humanity that I've ever witnessed. Honestly, when we first started talking about it, we just really couldn't believe it. It took a lot of convincing amongst ourselves to just really accept what was going on. It's really hard to talk about still. I mean, it's shuddering to think that someone would treat any person, let alone a family member or someone that was entrusted as a guardian or a parental figure, in this way."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca3e1ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6534x3640+0+358/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F8d%2Fe8fd6a5c4d57a705b3a4a1d88e8d%2F250312earlychildhoodedmmb-3575-b.jpg)
