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After All Things: Welcome to Connecticut! Biden makes his 2nd trip to the nutmeg state

AP Photo/Evan Vucci
President Joe Biden visits the Capitol Child Development Center, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Hartford, Conn.

Making his second trip to Connecticut since taking office, President Joe Biden is pushing a $3.5 trillion spending plan that would lower child care costs and create universal Pre-K. New York is finally going to pay up for education. The former Suffolk County DA is denied bail, and a WSHU podcast gets a big audience. 

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's managing editor. He also hosts the climate podcast Higher Ground. J.D. reports for public radio stations across the Northeast, is a journalism educator and proud SPJ member.