Jennifer Ahrens
Producer III / Morning EditionJennifer Ahrens is a producer for Morning Edition. After spending 20+ years producing TV shows for CNN and ESPN, she decided to tackle a new medium because she values Public Broadcasting's mission. She wants to educate and entertain an audience and Connecticut Public lets her do that.
She’s a S.I. Newhouse alum and cannot imagine living anywhere but the Northeast. After living in Atlanta for several years, she realized a year without four seasons is a bore.
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Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is calling for a special election Tuesday, Feb. 28, to fill three vacant seats in Connecticut’s House of Representatives. -
More than 300 bird species have been recorded at the 28-acre coastal habitat, which sits on a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River estuary.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a new COVID-19 omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5 is the dominant variant in the Northeast and accounts for nearly one-third of new COVID cases nationwide.
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Sworn into office for a second four-year term, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday called on state legislators to pass a "meaningful middle class tax cut," saying it's time for the state to refocus on economic growth and opportunity now that the emergency of the pandemic is fading.
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In Connecticut, the storm is expected to bring rain, localized flooding and strong winds – complicating travel plans this holiday weekend.
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced a deal with Eversource and United Illuminating last month that was slated to infuse an extra $13 million into home-heating assistance programs, but Brenda Watson, executive director of Operation Fuel, said her organization has yet to see the money.
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Raptors in Connecticut are rebounding while wading bird populations are declining.
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Stonington lights its second annual holiday tree constructed entirely out of lobster traps, which became a viral social media sensation last season.
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The holidays can bring a whole host of temping dangers for your family pet, from the Christmas tree to gift-wrapping accessories to leftover holiday treats.
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Connecticut's widespread acorn crop failure will have positive and negative ripple effects across the ecosystem.
