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Long Island is the epicenter of the Opt Out movement in New York. A new book by its leaders explores why some parents refuse standardized testing for their children. It’s something Connecticut parents don't have a record of doing – until now. Our guests: Jeanette Deutermann, founder, Long Island Opt Out , and Lisa Rudley, Steering Committee members, NYS Allies for Public Education , and David Hursh, Ph.D., professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester ; co-authors, Opting Out:

Trash management is a real problem in many communities. Landfills are overflowing. Trucking garbage out-of-town is expensive and just puts the problem elsewhere. Some communities are looking to charge residents for trash collection based on the amount they throw away. We’ll discuss waste management, with guests: Fred Camillo, first selectman, Greenwich John Phetteplace, director, Department of Solid Waste and Recycling, Stonington Larry Swanson, Ph.D., director, Waste Reduction and Management

A record number of Long Island women are hunters. That's according to a report in The New York Times. Writer Charity Robey and several hunters highlight why women are taking up bow and gun to hunt deer. Critics, however, say no matter the gender, hunting is wrong. Our guests: Charity Robey, writer and columnist , Shelter Island Reporter, Newsday and The New York Times Katrina Talbot, wildlife biologist and coordinator, Becoming an Outdoors-Women, New York State Department of Environmental

A free speech watchdog gave poor marks to several Connecticut and Long Island colleges and universities on its annual scorecard. We’ll discuss why schools say students check some of their rights at the door when they agree to campus code of conducts, with guests: Will Creeley, senior VP of legal and public advocacy, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Nadine Strossen, former president, American Civil Liberties Union; John Harlan Marshall II Professor of Law, New York Law School Ben

Hackers have used viruses to infect and hold municipal and institutional computer systems hostage. It’s happened to school districts in Connecticut and on Long Island. We’ll discuss how cybersecurity experts will prepare for future ransomware attacks, while others try to pay the hackers' price, with guests: Robert Dillon, Ed.D., district superintendent, Nassau BOCES Phil Boyle, New York state senator, R-Bay Shore Harvey Kushner, Ph.D., chair, Department of Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity, and

First-term Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has been in office for a year. He talks about stalled plans for tolls, conflicting environmental policies, a lofty proposal to fund education, and makes his case for living and working in Connecticut...next time on The Full Story.

In honor of Presidents Day, we will be highlighting the U.S. Presidents from our region: Teddy Roosevelt from Oyster Bay on Long Island, George H.W. Bush from Greenwich, Connecticut, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt from Hyde Park, New York. Our guests: Timothy Naftali, Ph.D., CNN presidential historian, author, and clinical associate professor of history and clinical associate professor of public service, New York University Gary Rose, Ph.D., professor and chair, department of government, politics

Social workers who strive to protect kids from harm have long struggled with too many cases. Efforts in Connecticut have led to the lowest level of caseloads in 30 years. But in New York, the death of an 8-year-old boy from Long Island shows there’s more work to done. We'll discuss how caseworkers try to keep up, with guests: Rachelle Blidner and Michael O'Keefe, reporters, Newsday Gary Kleeblatt, communications director, Connecticut Department of Children and Families Richard Morgan, Ph.D.,

Connecticut lawmakers have considered Governor Ned Lamont's toll proposals for over a year. A vote on the trucks-only version could be as early as next week. But what if lawmakers delay a decision and force the plan back to the drawing board? Our guests: Chris Keating, capitol bureau chief, Hartford Courant Roland Lemar, Connecticut state representative, D-New Haven Patrick Sasser, founder, No Tolls CT Eric Gjede, vice president, government affairs, Connecticut Business & Industry Assocation

Connecticut and other New England states may back out of the regional energy market because they want to fight climate change more aggressively. We’ll discuss how that move could affect energy deals, from natural gas to offshore wind, with guests: Katie Dykes, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Anne George, vice president of external affairs and corporate communications, ISO New England Debra Donovan, senior policy advocate and Massachusetts director,

Connecticut will lose a third of its workforce to retirement in the next few years. And young people aren't going to be around to fill the gap. Who will need to step in and retrain for high-skilled jobs? Our guests: Ed Stannard, reporter, New Haven Register Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, professor of medicine - geriatrics, Yale Medicine Leah Arnold, director, career and technical education and adult education, Eastern Suffolk BOCES Nora Duncan, state director, AARP Connecticut David Wilson,

Healthcare reform is on the legislative agenda for Connecticut Senate Democratic leaders. They’d like to reintroduce a proposal to open up the state employee healthcare plan to the public. But that’s not what Governor Ned Lamont has in mind. We'll talk about bringing down the high cost of health care, with guests: Victoria Veltri, executive director, Connecticut State Office of Health Strategy Martin Looney, majority leader, Connecticut Senate, D-New Haven Amy Lischko, DSc, associate professor

Bills working their way through the Connecticut and New York state legislatures would mandate that children entering 9th grade and 7th grade, respectively, get an HPV vaccination. We’ll discuss why some parents and school districts object, with guests: Jana Shaw, M.D., chair of public education, New York State HPV Coalition ; associate professor of pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University John Gilmore, board of directors, New York Alliance for Vaccine Rights Milynn Augulis, president, Board

Some progressives view Modern Monetary Theory as a solution to debt and paying for increased services, like universal healthcare, without needing to raise taxes. Conservatives are concerned that printing more money will cause inflation and the collapse of the American economy. We'll discuss the theory and more, with guests: Stephanie Kelton, Ph.D., professor of economics and public policy, Stony Brook University ; former Democratic chief economist, U.S. Senate Budget Committee Marc Goldwein,

Suffolk County's first black elected family court judge wants the criminal justice system to keep families together and treat racial groups the same. That can be a challenge as she says our region has rules that put minority communities at a disadvantage. We’ll discuss racial disparities in communities and the courts, with guests: Victoria Gumbs-Moore, judge, family court, Suffolk County Robert J. Devlin Jr., judge, appellate court, State of Connecticut Marc Mauer, executive director, The