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As non-profit journalism organizations, Connecticut Public Radio and the Connecticut Mirror share an objective — to educate the people of our state about how their government works, what it means to function in a democratic society, and the importance of understanding both their rights — and their…

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    What Historical Treasures Loom Large At The State Capitol?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 3:33


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    What Pension Obligations Threaten The State's Fiscal Stability?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 3:33


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    What's So Important About The Governor's Budget Address?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 3:33


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    What Happened To County Government In Connecticut?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 3:33


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    How Will The Governor Work With The Legislature?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 3:33


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    Why Is The State's Child Protection Agency Still Under Scrutiny?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 3:33


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    Why Are Tax-Exempt Properties Such A Burden On Cities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 3:33


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    Which Governors Can We Blame For The Largest State Tax Hikes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 3:34


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    How Are Juveniles Treated In Our Criminal Justice System?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 3:33


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    What Calculations Go Into State Education Aid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 3:34


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    How Large A Role Do Third-Party Candidates Play In Connecticut?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 5:22


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    Why Do Certain Candidates Appear On The Ballot Twice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 5:22


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    What Do Gubernatorial Candidates Say About Budget Deficits?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 4:49


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    What's The State's New Bond Lock?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 7:07


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    How Much Of The State Budget Goes To Municipal Aid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 6:37


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    How Outside Campaign Spending Impacts Elections?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 5:24


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    What’s The State’s Citizens’ Election Program?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 5:20


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    How Do Petitioning Candidates Get On The Ballot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 3:24


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    What’s So Difficult About Reducing The State Budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 3:47


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    What’s The First Step In Running For Statewide Office?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 3:36


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    Where Does The State Get Its Revenue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 3:43


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    How Does The Gas Tax Fund Transportation Projects?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 3:48


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    What Is Regionalization?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 4:13


    Connecticut Public Radio’s news director, Jeff Cohen, considers the topic of regionalization with The Connecticut Mirror‘s Tom Condon who says “power is shifting to regions that can do their own economic development …  It’s a critical time to at least explore this in depth.” Support the show.

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    How Does Connecticut Get Its Judges?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 4:14


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