Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined 海角换妻 in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he鈥檚 worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC鈥檚 Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He鈥檚 a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, . He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He鈥檚 also a proud alumnus of , an affordable housing nonprofit with which he鈥檚 bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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The 鈥淗ands Off!鈥� rallies are meant to show opposition to 鈥渢he Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the Republican assault on our freedoms and communities.鈥� -
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas calls the executive order 鈥渦nlawful.鈥� -
Use of the machines would be outlawed starting in 2029. -
![In discussing the arrest of Kimberly Sullivan, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo, appearing with Waterbury mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr. said, "[In] 33 years in law enforcement, this is the worst treatment of humanity that I've ever witnessed. Honestly, when we first started talking about it, we just really couldn't believe it. It took a lot of convincing amongst ourselves to just really accept what was going on. It's really hard to talk about still. I mean, it's shuddering to think that someone would treat any person, let alone a family member or someone that was entrusted as a guardian or a parental figure, in this way."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cc6badb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6534x3640+0+358/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F8d%2Fe8fd6a5c4d57a705b3a4a1d88e8d%2F250312earlychildhoodedmmb-3575-b.jpg)
Authorities accuse Kimberly Sullivan of keeping her stepson captive for two decades. -
鈥淭his is not just an oversight, it is a deadly loophole,鈥� said one bill supporter. -
Los oradores hicieron llamados para que se refuerce la Ley Trust de 海角换妻, que limita la cooperaci贸n entre las fuerzas del orden estatales y locales con las autoridades federales de inmigraci贸n. Sin embargo, los legisladores republicanos del estado est谩n impulsando esfuerzos para debilitar la Ley Trust en esta sesi贸n. -
Many called for a strengthening of 海角换妻鈥檚 Trust Act.
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Eliminating the CT Grown for CT Kids program would save the state $1 million a year, the governor鈥檚 office says. -
The practice is legal in 10 other states and Washington, D.C. -
The governor鈥檚 office says lowering the income threshold that would qualify someone for free legal defense would save the state more than $6 million a year.
![In discussing the arrest of Kimberly Sullivan, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo, appearing with Waterbury mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr. said, "[In] 33 years in law enforcement, this is the worst treatment of humanity that I've ever witnessed. Honestly, when we first started talking about it, we just really couldn't believe it. It took a lot of convincing amongst ourselves to just really accept what was going on. It's really hard to talk about still. I mean, it's shuddering to think that someone would treat any person, let alone a family member or someone that was entrusted as a guardian or a parental figure, in this way."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca3e1ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6534x3640+0+358/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F8d%2Fe8fd6a5c4d57a705b3a4a1d88e8d%2F250312earlychildhoodedmmb-3575-b.jpg)
