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Connecticut will spend $16 million from its American Rescue Plan Act money to expand free school meals in the new school year. At least four Connecticut children have died by drowning this year. A group of New York veterans sue the state over retail marijuana licenses. And Connecticut residents with disabilities are legally allowed to be paid less than minimum wage.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Erica E. Phillips to discuss her article, “For people with disabilities in CT, a path toward workplace inclusion,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. —

Connecticut has banned the harvest of horseshoe crabs after their numbers have taken a nosedive in Long Island Sound. Brookhaven has been ordered to assess a toxic plume coming from its landfill. Connecticut will lose hundreds of acres of trees thanks to one invasive pest. And the future of Connecticut’s Republican party.

For the last 18 years, Music Kitchen has been bringing classical music to those experiencing homelessness. Founder and violinist Kelly Hall-Thompkins chats with Suzanne about how it all came to be, on the next episode of Sunday Baroque Conversations.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision to temporarily revive the Biden administration’s regulation of “ghost guns.” Eversource takes a step in cutting emissions in its operations. Westport considers a measure to reduce light pollution. And all signs are pointing to another peak year for Connecticut’s osprey.

Officials say Connecticut beaches are safe, despite three victims of waterborne viruses since July. New Haven will offer housing to early childhood education teachers. Long Island government workers earned record overtime last year. And does Connecticut still need town meetings?

Commentator David Bouchier wonders how to make the most of National Happiness Month.

The FDA has approved the country’s first over-the-counter birth control pill — but lawmakers and advocates say that is not enough. Investigators need a DNA sample from the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect. New Haven officials could get longer terms in office. And you don’t have to travel as far as you think to visit the desert.

Environmentalists in New York want Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Birds and Bees Protection Act that would cut down the use of neonicotinoids. A New Haven homeless encampment was dismantled on Monday. New York’s migrant crisis intensifies. And a conversation with U.S. treasurer and Mohegan chief Lynn Malerba.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Andrew Brown to discuss his article, “More CT towns are finding PFAS in their water supplies,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.