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Recapping º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's 2021 Legislative Session

The º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Capitol Building
Joe Amon
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The º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Capitol Building

From 24-hour-long zoom public hearings to a Capitol closed to the public, 2021’s legislative session was like no other.

This hour, we recap what happened in the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ General Assembly, and find out what legislation passed and what didn’t.And later, one of the bills that made it through expands HUSKY health care coverage to some undocumented children. We talk with advocates about what this means.

GUESTS:

  • Daniela Altimari - covers state government and politics at the
  • Kevin Rennie - Hartford Courant Columnist and former state lawmaker; he blogs at
  • Frances Padilla - President of the
  • Katia Daley - Healthcare campaign organizer with

Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Lucy leads º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
Carmen Baskauf was a producer for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

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