
The Wheelhouse
Wednesdays at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM, available as a podcast
Local and national politics, but with the noise turned down and the perspective turned up. The Wheelhouse works to make Connecticut politics more understandable…and more accessible.
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In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis five years ago, Connecticut enacted landmark police reform. This hour, what’s stuck, and what still needs to be done to protect Black lives?
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Enrollment is falling, budgets are shrinking, and higher education is on shaky ground. This hour, we ask questions about the future of colleges and universities, from national trends to what's brewing in Connecticut.
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Experts parse out Pew Research Data about trust in government from the 1950s to today. That empirical data is one way to find out what people think about U.S. politics. There’s also the lived experience of everyday Americans.
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From rolling back access to healthcare to removing the “X” gender option on passports, the Trump administration is rejecting trans identity. What’s being done about it and what Connecticut’s trans community needs to know.
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Can local lawmakers improve energy infrastructure and save ratepayers money? Plus, the bears are back–outta hibernation. How are state environmental officials reacting?
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Protests against the Trump administration are ramping up. In this hour, as people in Connecticut and beyond yell, “hands off,” we discuss who’s rising up and what they want.
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State officials are sounding the alarm after the federal government cut $150 million dollars in public health grants. This hour looks at what that means for tracking diseases, childhood vaccinations, and more in Connecticut.
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Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire at the end of this year. In this hour of The Wheelhouse, we ask, will Congress extend them?
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Is Medicaid on the chopping block? Lawmakers from Connecticut unpack proposed federal funding cuts to help the more than one million state residents relying on Medicaid understand how the cuts will impact their healthcare coverage.
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Connecticut residents are stressed over the lack of affordable housing. Can lawmakers help? Also on this week’s Wheelhouse, Congressman John Larson tells us why he’s fired up about the future of Social Security.