Sara Anastasi
News FellowSara Anastasi is a news fellow at WSHU. From Framingham, Massachusetts, she recently completed a bachelor's degree in Media Arts and a concentration in Journalism at Sacred Heart University. She is pursuing further education, working toward a master's in Journalism and Media Production.
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Lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban private equity ownership in health care facilities after three hospitals went bankrupt this year—all owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, a private health care group. -
The Connecticut Education Association was one of several teachers’ unions—along with the American Federation of Teachers—pushing back against expectations that the Trump administration would downsize or dismantle the Department of Education, which supports state educational funding. -
Last year, an invasive species of Hydrilla was discovered in Gardner Lake, prompting Connecticut legislators to propose building boat washing stations with high-pressure hot water or compressed air to prevent its spread to other bodies of water. -
Connecticut’s Children Committee wants lawmakers to make child care more accessible and affordable. -
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the lawsuit is meant to protect the city’s place as a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants -
Earlier this year, Sacred Heart University’s Farrington College of Education & Human Development and Stamford Public Schools launched an initiative that turns paraprofessionals and long-term substitutes already in the Stamford school system into special education teachers. -
According to a new report from the United Way of Connecticut, thousands of households are struggling to earn a living wage. -
Connecticut will send a search and rescue team to North Carolina to assist with recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. -
The national nonprofit Freedom Reads, in partnership with the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, will send 42 new handcrafted bookcases to three Connecticut prisons. -
Connecticut is experiencing a shortage of health care professionals in the fields of radiology, respiratory care and nuclear medicine. A state task force is studying methods to solve this.
