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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Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders targeting the LGBTQIA+ community. -
Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a trade agreement with Puerto Rico to create a trade commission. The proposed collaboration would drive both countries' economies despite the U.S. trade war with China. -
Dress for Success gives donated clothes to women who need professional business attire. -
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.
