Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined Connecticut Public in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he’s worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC’s Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He’s a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, Trout Fishing in America. He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He’s also a proud alumnus of Bike & Build, an affordable housing nonprofit with which he’s bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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The practice is legal in 10 other states and Washington, D.C. -
The governor’s office says lowering the income threshold that would qualify someone for free legal defense would save the state more than $6 million a year. -
“Unemployment benefits being available to striking workers will ensure financial hardship will not impede workers’ ability to get a fair contract when a company has not bargained in good faith,” one union member said. -
El presupuesto bienal propuesto por Ned Lamont, gobernador de Connecticut, eliminaría los servicios de mensajería electrónica gratuitos para las personas encarceladas bajo custodia del Departamento de Corrección. -
“It is unacceptable that a company in our state would violate the wishes of its neighbors and help carry out executions for other jurisdictions,” said one legislative champion. -
Un grupo de defensores de los estudiantes de Connecticut se reunió el martes para oponerse a las acciones de la administración de Trump, que, según ellos, afectarán negativamente a los estudiantes LGBTQ+, a los estudiantes inmigrantes y al presupuesto escolar. -
“Connecticut was among the leaders in the nation by providing free e-messaging to people who are incarcerated and this would be a massive step backwards,” said one advocate.
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Hundreds gathered outside the Connecticut state Capitol Wednesday for a catch-all protest against the policies and actions of the Trump administration. “We have to stand up,” said one rallygoer. -
“We are committed to protecting our schools and our students,” said one advocate.
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Before a crowd at the East Hartford Senior Center, Larson said the Trump White House’s order to freeze federal funding, since rescinded and blocked by courts, was “poorly executed.”
