Rachel Iacovone
Puerto Rican Communities ReporterRachel Iacovone (ee-AH-koh-VOAN-ay) is a proud puertorriqueña, who joined Connecticut Public to report on her community in the Constitution State. Her work is in collaboration with Somos CT, a Connecticut Public initiative to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities, and with GFR in Puerto Rico.
A Florida native, Rachel began her public radio career covering politics in the fraught state — from Gov. Ron DeSantis' first gubernatorial run to labor rights issues in the farmworking town, Immokalee, for WGCU Public Media. She then headed to Tennessee in 2019, as first a host and later editor and director at Nashville Public Radio, where she spent six years covering everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to racial justice protests in a city that once hosted some of the first lunch counter sit-ins to deadly tornadoes, the Christmas Day bombing and the Covenant School shooting.
Before all that, she was a food writer in college and never really left that lens behind. She's excited to eat her way through the Connecticut food scene, so please, send recs (and serious story pitches) to her anytime here: riacovone@ctpublic.org.
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state would begin funding the full benefits for SNAP recipients after weeks of back-and-forth with the federal government. -
Connecticut Public compiled a list of where to find everything from groceries to hot meals — and where to donate if you are able. -
Connecticut immigrant rights group Unidad Latina en Acción is hosting its annual Día de los Muertos parade, now in its 15th year, in New Haven. -
Hernán LaFontaine, 91, who still lives in Asylum Hill, said it’s a dream come true to have had such an impact on youth. -
Connecticut State Rep. Vincent Candelora speaks about the need to “depoliticize the immigration issue.” -
The crowd was nearly double the size of the previous No Kings rally in Hartford in June. -
More than 40 rallies against the Trump administration are planned across Connecticut. -
A resolution passed by the state assembly aims to preserve Connecticut’s Taíno history. -
Fotógrafo puertorriqueño de NY captura la religión en lo cotidiano. Visita su exposición en HartfordLa exhibición de David González que se llama “Urban Devotions” es visible en el Trinity College hasta el 24 de octubre de 2025. -
Tres de los exmiembros presentaron una demanda argumentando que el presidente Trump no tenía facultad para destituirlos, ya que consideran que la junta es una entidad territorial y no federal.
