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A Connecticut author writes a children's book showcasing the official birds of all 50 states. First, Eversource is planning on asking for an 11% rate hike. Plus, restoring a massive portrait of an American president is no small task!

Long Islanders select party candidates for congressional seats. New York countersues the Trump Administration over immigration policies. Connecticut wants to put more money towards Shoreline East. Plus, meet a group of scholars on a mission to save analog recordings.

Attorney General William Tong reacts to the Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship. A handful of new laws take effect in Connecticut tomorrow. Our region is about to be under a heat dome for the next few days. Plus, meet Deborah Sampson -- the woman who disguised herself as a man to enlist in the U.S. military 250 years ago.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “A CT artist takes on COVID (and the world) one drawing at a time,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Long before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired, there was — a tree. An elm tree in a grove in Boston, where some say the Revolution truly started.

Connecticut gets caught up with Clean Slate cases. Suffolk officials are warning of a glad bar scam targeting seniors. Connecticut and New York reach a settlement with 23andMe. Plus, murder, music and mayhem! Meet the mind behind a new film premiering right here in our region next week.

What is happiness? Why do we need art? What is virtue? Aristotle had answers to these deep questions. Now a new book, Aristotle - The First Teacher by Philip Freeman, takes a closer look at the Greek philosopher and how his 2000-year old ideas still resonate today. WSHU’s Joan Baum has this review.

What’s up with the air quality the last few days? It’s Shark Awareness Week. Amtrak says it’s looking into ways to expand rail service through Southeastern Connecticut. Plus, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and the two candidates challenging him for re-election this year faced off at a gubernatorial forum in Bridgeport this week.

Commentator David Bouchier argues that smartphones should be banned, but selectively.

The MTA says three of Long Island’s busiest railroad crossings will be replaced with bridges or underpasses. Fairfield residents want the town of Fairfield to reconsider speed cameras. School districts in Connecticut will now have to tell parents when their child is restrained or secluded -- on the day it happens. Plus, the story of a special concert and a special conductor that was recently hosted in Cheshire.