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A House proposal cutting nutrition programs could impact Connecticut's food insecure. Ten bills from a women’s caucus in the Connecticut General Assembly will go to a vote. A hotel in New Haven has become a green energy landmark. And could New York change its bail reform laws?

In his latest work journalist and author, Andrew Nagorski investigates the intricate plan to get the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud out of Nazi-occupied Vienna and safely to London. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

Can you stay healthy if you don’t have a permanent home?Pandemic moratoriums have ended in Connecticut, evictions are up and the number of people without a permanent residence is on the rise. With few affordable homes available, the struggle to find a stable place to live can cause a lot of stress. And that can affect people’s health.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “CT food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

The city of Bridgeport says its housing authority is no longer considered officially “troubled” by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. New York has officially put a ban on native american mascots in public schools. A Connecticut behavioral health provider will pay for False Claims Act violations. And a new app will catalog coastal flood damage in New York.

An anaerobic digester opening in Yaphank next year will remove over 200,000 tons of food scraps a year. George Santos is expected to announce a reelection campaign. Governor Lamont wants to increase tree canopy coverage in Connecticut’s cities. And the state’s northeast corner is being called a food desert.

Suffolk County and Fairfield County received failing air quality grades from the American Lung Association. Two Nassau detectives are among the first to be investigated under a new state-wide police unit. A Connecticut bill would look into the double-taxation of businesses on tribal territory. And spring marks the return of much of our region’s wildlife, including amphibians.

Items that would often get tossed in the trash are being upcycled by artists, entrepreneurs and even activists.

Connecticut has made progress in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, but has a long way to go. A report says the Long Island Power Authority becoming a public entity would improve affordability. Officials wait to schedule a new lottery round for recreational cannabis retailers in Connecticut. And the important role that salt marshes play in combating climate change.

Commentator David Bouchier wonders why so many people are angry about so many things.