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A 25-year solar lease program could help low income families save money on their energy bills. A law in New York will protect the remains of Indigenous people. A former Fairfield official has been found guilty of illegal dumping. And advocates want a full environmental review of a proposed warehouse in Brookhaven.

The New York State budget includes $134 million for funding free school meals for students. A report finds the health of Connecticut’s environment has improved over the last decade. Local lawmakers are concerned a new bill could cut some VA services. And officials hope re-naming Fort Hood will shine a light on Latino service members.

State-run pension reform for municipal employees that could save Connecticut cities millions over the next 30 years. Advocates say Connecticut’s cannabis industry could still use some work. Deliberations began today in the Fairfield illegal dumping case. And New York finally has a budget.

Commentator David Bouchier hopes that the children of the baby boomers have something to look forward to.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jessika Harkay to discuss her article, “A Danbury charter school, approved but unfunded, causes tensions,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

The Nassau County Legislature has approved a 99-year lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands. Civil rights groups protest a meeting to block migrants from coming to Suffolk. Local lawmakers want to hold gun makers accountable for deceptive marketing. And Bridgeport breaks ground on the new Bassick High School.

The search for an interim president at Connecticut College has begun to replace Katherine Bergeron when she steps down in late June. Riverhead extends its state of emergency blocking migrants from New York City. Experts say Norwalk is in danger of frequent flooding in the future. And a group of long-term caregivers in Connecticut are out on strike.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “How Connecticut changed during COVID, in 10 charts,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Governor Hochul has asked President Biden to waive a federal rule to allow thousands of asylum seekers in New York to apply for jobs. Connecticut is still dealing with a nurse shortage. A special council will look at ways to block New York City from sending migrants to Suffolk hotels. And a look at life in Connecticut post-pandemic.

A struggling fashion stylist from Great Neck, Long Island receives an unexpected gift from a woman in Miami with a cryptic past. And that’s just the beginning of a new novel our book critic Joan Baum says is a good summer read.