Hartford

In Hartford, a group of parents has launched a campaign asking the school district to ensure language access and interpretation for parents with limited English proficiency.

Connecticut Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy say they’ve reached a bipartisan agreement that’ll yield at least 10 Republican votes for federal gun legislation. The deal includes federal prosecution for those who make “straw” purchases, made on behalf of those who cannot legally buy them; funding for states to enact and enforce red flag laws that temporarily take guns away from high-risk owners; and an effort to give law enforcement more time to do background checks on gun buyers under 21 years old.

Cities across Connecticut are marking Juneteenth.

GOP candidate for governor Bob Stefanowski spoke with reporters about a variety of topics, including abortion.

Organizers of the rallies said they were not protesting against each other.

Drama therapists use theater techniques to help people dealing with mental health issues. Now Hartford Stage is using the practice to help actors better understand their roles.

Hartford is facing a shortage of bilingual teachers. The district is addressing the problem by recruiting teachers from Puerto Rico. Several school leaders from Hartford head to the island this week. Connecticut Public Radio’s Brenda León visited the classroom of one teacher from Puerto Rico who arrived a year ago.

New York City FC (Major League Soccer) beat Comunicaciones FC (Liga Nacional de Futbol de Guatemala) 3-1 Tuesday night at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford with 15,642 people in attendance.

Are you heated about healthcare? In a rage about racism? Are you perturbed about pumpkin spice, or salty about speaker phones in public? It’s important to vent, in this episode of Audacious, listeners (including kids) get stuff off their chests!

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at one of the giant's of conceptualist and minimalist art, Connecticut’s own Sol LeWitt.