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Connecticut · Connecticut(Stock Catalog / Flickr )Good morning. Seventy percent of Connecticut residents are Christian while 23% are unaffiliated with any faith, according to the latest findings from the Pew Research Center. Only 7% of residents follow non-Christian religions. Most residents surveyed say they never or seldom read scriptures or participate in prayer and religious education. In comparison, 67% of residents support abortion and 76% of residents believe hom…See the Story
Sound Bites: Data shows most CT residents are Christian, support abortion
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Connecticut · ConnecticutWSHU's Davis Dunavin spoke to people about what makes them anxious in the face of climate change.(Laura Ballou / WSHU)Faith Richardson walked into a soundproof booth, put on headphones and stared down the microphone. Climate change is on her mind.“We try to do little things, but we don't know where to start and I feel like a lot of people feel this way where they feel if they can't do everything perfectly, then it just turns into not doing anyt…See the Story
Making space for coping with climate at Groton Earth Day Expo
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Connecticut · ConnecticutThe Connecticut State Capitol building. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)A controversial bill to regulate AI has won the approval of a key Connecticut legislative committee, but passage of the bill in the state House and Senate remains uncertain.“This bill remains something of a work in progress. I know I received outreach from both the trial lawyer and the Division of Criminal Justice with concern, even on the amended language,” said Representative Steve S…See the Story
CT AI bill remains uncertain, despite approval by key legislative committee
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Connecticut · Connecticut(Molly Ingram / WSHU )At least 45 students have been arrested following a weekend of occupation of Yale’s Beinecke Plaza, where students, faculty and community members had set up dozens of tents as well as tables, posters and picnic blankets.“A lot of people have been working really hard to keep everyone safe, and when the cops showed up this morning, it felt like they came and blew that up,” said one student, who had been a safety marshal throu…See the Story
Yale students arrested following weekend-long occupation in demand of divestment
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Connecticut · ConnecticutYale police badge. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Good morning — Police have started to clear out about 400 pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up tents occupying Beineke Plaza at Yale University since Friday night. The students and community activists have called for Yale to divest in companies that provide military weapons to Israel. University officials had threatened to have the protesters arrested each night if they did not vacate the plaza. It'…See the Story
Sound Bites: Police move in on protesters occupying Yale plaza
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Wanda Geter-Pataky · ConnecticutWanda Geter-Pataky, who is at the center of the absentee ballot fraud case, celebrated Ganim's win. Her hat says "queen." (Molly Ingram / WSHU)The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to weigh in on whether Bridgeport residents should be able to make citizens' arrests in the city’s absentee ballot fraud case.In November, Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaign members — city greeter Wanda Geter-Pataky and Bridgeport City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez — were foun…See the Story
CT Supreme Court considers allowing citizens' arrests in Bridgeport election fraud case
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Connecticut · Connecticut(Molly Ingram / WSHU)The Connecticut House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would prohibit city employees from asking for citizenship status or a Social Security number to apply for a marriage license.It’s in response to an incident in New Haven last December when a city employee was put on administrative leave for flagging over 70 marriage licenses to federal immigration services. The employee retired before further action could be …See the Story
CT House advances marriage license legislation
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