Julio Taku
Former News InternJulio is a former intern with WSHU Public Radio.
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Activists want Elicker to commit 10% of the $91 million in federal coronavirus relief funding towards climate solutions that they recommend through their New Haven Rescue Plan proposal. -
“The best way to fight this is exactly what we’re doing right now, which is vaccines and boosters,” Dr. Ulysses Wu said. “Even if it’s not 100% effective against Omicron — it’s still going to be partially protective.” -
Construction costs will be covered by funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act. -
Connecticut’s U.S. Congressional delegation said the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package will transform the state and the country. -
The project is more than a decade late and billions of dollars over budget. New York Governor Kathy Hochul hopes to make infrastructure projects a hallmark of her administration. -
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) visited Stony Brook University on Long Island to highlight the need for more workforce development programs in the medical field. She said the pandemic has been hard on hospitals and other healthcare facilities. -
Eight homeless and recently homeless households received the first of 24 vouchers in the Town of Brookhaven as part of the Biden administration’s first round of emergency housing vouchers made available during the pandemic.
