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The Wheelhouse: After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision, What's Next?

Jamelle Bouie
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Memorial to Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.

As the nation tries to better understand the decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, our weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse will discuss what comes next. With widespread calls for change in the judicial system, how does that happen?

We also discuss a new report on the educational and behavioral health background of the Newtown school shooter. In the state legislature, lawmakers debate benefits for an injured colleague and a judge makes his television preferences known while discussing the issue of cameras in the courtroom.

GUESTS:

  • Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
  • Jacqueline Rabe Thomas - Education reporter for the Connecticut Mirror
  • Dan Klau - Attorney specializing in First Amendment and Media Law and partner with McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney and Carpenter in Hartford
  • Gary Holder-Winfield - Represents New Haven and West Haven in the Connecticut State Senate
  • Marilyn Ford - Professor and Neil H. Cogan Public Service Chair at Quinnipiac School of Law

John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.