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The Wheelhouse: Should Coronavirus Change The Way Legislatures Do Business?

Gov. Ned Lamont declared civil preparedness and public health emergencies as Connecticut braces for the spread of the coronavirus.
Patrick Skahill
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Connecticut Public Radio

Has COVID-19 ended Connecticut's General Assembly session? Lucy Nalpathanchil checks in with a lawmaker diagnosed with the disease.  How can voting go forward in Wisconsin while coronavirus is spreading? And why does the illness seem to be hitting black people harder than white people? 

 
Guests:

  • Khalilah Brown-Dean -- Quinnipiac University Political Science Professor and author of Identity Politics in the United States (@KBDPHD)
  • Russell Blair – Hartford Courant Content Editor (@RussellBlairCT)
  • Colin McEnroe -- Host of The Colin McEnroe show, and a columnist at Hearst Connecticut. (@colinmcenroe)

 
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Matt Dwyer is an editor, reporter and midday host for Connecticut Public's news department. He produces local news during All Things Considered.

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