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WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs call for another ‘pivot’” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

An annual program feeding Long Island kids this summer gets underway. The head of Connecticut’s Education Association looks to lead the country’s largest teacher’s union. Flood warnings are in effect for our region this afternoon into tomorrow. Plus, New Yorkers react to the recent changes to Medicaid.

He was a preeminent poet, satirist, and critic from Ancient Rome. His works were once required reading in many schools. But not all of his writings were fit for the classroom. Now, a new biography, Horace: Poet on a Volcano, examines how his work reflected the times he lived in. It also highlights just how bawdy this classic poet could be. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum read it. You can listen to her review right here.

The gubernatorial race in Connecticut gets a new candidate. A water main in Riverhead is stirring controversy. AI comes to New Haven schools. Plus, "critical incident leave" for New York state troopers.

We like to picture Theodore Roosevelt as this vigorous, energetic, hyper-manly guy. And he was. But he didn’t start that way. He began as a bedridden, asthma-stricken boy in New York’s East Village. He went through a lot to become the guy who led the charge up San Juan Hill and served as our 36th president.

Thousands have already enrolled to get free tuition for community college students in New York. A new survey reveals how folks really feel about beaches on Long Island Sound. Connecticut officials want more federal oversight on electricity costs. A new report finds physical altercations in Connecticut schools are on the rise. Plus, advocates in New York want police to limit high speed chases.

CT Transit celebrates its 50th anniversary. Suffolk officials urge residents to reduce water use. A Siena poll reveals voters’ feelings on the likely match-up for New York governor. Plus, is Connecticut the tobacco growing capital of the world?

It’s been one year since that destructive flooding that literally washed away roads around the region. Officials ask residents to report sightings of the invasive spotted lanternfly. Dozens of ICE agents kept a presence outside a Danbury courthouse last week. And over in New York, officials look to ban ICE from wearing masks.

Commentator David Bouchier is impressed by how much we can eat.

The U.S. Navy is close to opening a permanent water treatment plant in Bethpage. Connecticut kicks off National Farmers Market Week. The Connecticut Sun could be moving to Boston. Plus, advocates fight for overdose prevention centers in the state.