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Connecticut Republicans want to increase the state’s property tax credit, but Democrats want to use the same money on social services. One of four newly nominated PURA commissioners will replace the outgoing chair. Suffolk rolls out a new program to help residents with mental health issues. A Connecticut state senator gets national attention for a controversial No Kings post. Plus, advocates continue to push for an aid in dying bill in New York.

Kosta Diamantis is found guilty on all 21 counts in a federal trial today. The government shutdown threatens energy assistance for low-income Long Islanders. Activists say Hamden police knew about an ICE raid last week before it happened. Plus, Connecticut’s NHL team may be long gone, but there are plenty of other local teams to cheer on.

Mariners celebrate a Coast Guard decision to abandon plans to remove navigation buoys from New England waters. Long Island’s aquaculture industry gets a state boost. Connecticut will rework an affordable housing bill that was vetoed by the governor this year. Plus, New York marks the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal.

The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve receives a boost from the state. Connecticut officials clarify guidance on vaccines amid federal changes. LIPA will extend its contract with PSEG. Connecticut ranks dead last in New England for air quality. Plus, summer may be over, but experts say you should still be wearing bug spray.

Connecticut now oversees its own use of radioactive materials under a new federal agreement. A former top LIPA official speaks out after being fired. An infamous powerplant in Bridgeport will come down this weekend. Plus, a local ABC affiliate is among those no longer airing Jimmy Kimmel.

The legal battle over who will operate Long Island’s power grid ramped up this week. What a government shutdown could mean for our region. You’re not going crazy -- spotted lantern flies are everywhere! Plus, prisons in New York remain understaffed after a strike earlier this year.

Commentator David Bouchier discovers some not very interesting ancestors.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his article, “It’s clear Lamont wants a 3rd term, less so what he would do,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

President Donald Trump's administration has reversed a major cut to New York state's counterterrorism funding. Connecticut nonprofit social service providers are facing an insurance crisis that could force them out of business. The federal government says it intends to reconsider building permits already granted to Empire Wind. And, when will Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announce that he’s running for a third term?

A judge will allow Nassau County to ban transgender girls and women from playing women's sports on county property. Connecticut is closing its 2025 fiscal year with a better-than-expected operating surplus.Federal officials say the Brookhaven National Laboratory is currently operating at normal capacity despite the federal shutdown. And, a once in a 200-year museum is winding its way through Central New York this month.