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The Wheelhouse: Public Policy in the Dark; Metro-North Problems; and Resolution in East Haven

Jeff Cohen
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WNPR

Hartford’s “done deal” on minor league baseball once again has our weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse thinking about the process behind government decisions. The plan to bring the New Britain Rock Cats' franchise to town was months in the making behind closed doors. 

We also check in on East Haven where a racial discrimination settlement was reached, closing another chapter in the painful history of the town. A very old bridge is creating new problems for Metro-North commuters down the shoreline too and officials are pointing fingers.

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  • Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
  • Mark Pazniokas - Capitol bureau chief for The Connecticut Mirror
  • Jeff Cohen - WNPR reporter
  • Thomas Deller - Director of Development Services for the City of Hartford
  • Jim Cameron - Founder of the Commuter Action Group 
  • Diane Orson - WNPR's managing editor and Morning Edition host

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