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Public to Have Greater Role with State's Financial Support for Connecticut Public — Connecticut by the Numbers
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125-person capacity community meeting space200-seat theater with convertible space
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Black box studio recording space
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Prep kitchen to support various programs
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Up to 20,000 sq ft. office rental space geared toward local nonprofit and small businesses
“It’s exciting to see projects like this come to life to help drive economic development in Hartford and the surrounding communities,” said Governor Ned Lamont. “We are always enthusiastic for projects that provide opportunities for civic engagement, empowering entrepreneurship, improving quality of life for Connecticut residents, and growing cultural tourism.”
Connecticut Public officials point out that “as a public media organization, Connecticut Public seeks to serve as an essential source of truth and ideas, connecting people to their own communities and to the world. The project will create a reimagined public square where people gather to learn with and from each other, to encourage community engagement, and to provide a space for programming that is convenient, easy to access and informed by community interest and need.”
Connecticut Public reports that the organization reached out to residents, community organizations and businesses to help guide the development and potential use of the space. Through this input, the program model planned includes Connecticut Public community-facing programs such as screenings and conversations about locally produced documentaries or PBS programs, WNPR radio talk shows with live audiences, and community programming, as well as open houses and meet and greets with content teams.
Other opportunities include free or low cost use of the spaces for community members and organizations including space for nonprofits or local businesses to hold meetings, performances in the theater or black box, use of the recording studio and green screen, and special events in the banquet space area.
“We want to thank Governor Lamont and Speaker Ritter for their support for this effort. I also want to thank the Connecticut Public team consisting of Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Development Joe Coss, Vice President of Community Engagement Lucy Nalpathanchil and Chief Development Officer Deidre Tavera who provided significant leadership to develop this project,” Contreras added.
“This is a great investment in the City of Hartford that will contribute to the revitalization of the Asylum Hill neighborhood,” said Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter. “I know this will become a community hub that will provide transformational resources and opportunities to local small business, nonprofits, artists, and creators.”
The project is also expected to create opportunities for students through Connecticut Public’s internship programs which bring in 15-17 students annually. These college-level students work alongside CT Public’s journalists, content and other staff gaining real-life experience in a public media organization.
Connecticut Public employs 101 individuals in addition to providing office space for four small businesses and nonprofits at the Hartford headquarters building. Through three broadcast television stations, a broadcast radio station, and 56 digital platforms, Connecticut Public reports it reaches over 1.2 million individuals in an average week.
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Family called Connecticut police about suspect in D.C. Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, Trump says
Family members of the accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner alerted police in Connecticut with concerns about the man, the president said Sunday.
In an interview with Fox News Channel, President Donald Trump said the man — who was armed with guns and knives — had written about targeting Trump administration officials.
Separately, police in New London confirmed in a statement that a person contacted them at approximately 10:49 p.m., about two hours after the incident. Police said the person expressed concern about events that unfolded earlier that evening at the dinner.
“The reporting individual wanted to share information they believed to be pertinent to the matter,” the statement said.
New London police immediately contacted federal law enforcement partners. Both local and federal officers then interviewed the person, according to the statement.
“The New London Police Department remains committed to working collaboratively with our law enforcement partners at all levels to ensure public safety,” the statement said.
New London police said their investigation into the matter is no longer active and directed further inquiries to the U.S. Secret Service. The federal agency didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The suspect, identified by law enforcement officials as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, was expected to face criminal charges on Monday from the Justice Department, whose acting leader, Todd Blanche, said the suspect traveled by train from California and checked in as a guest days earlier at the Washington hotel where the Saturday night gala dinner was held with its typically tight security.
Authorities said Allen attempted to charge into the cavernous ballroom at the Washington Hilton but was tackled to the ground in a violent scene that resulted in shots being fired, Trump being hurried off the stage and guests ducking for cover beneath their tables.
Fox reported Sunday that the White House said Allen’s brother contacted New London police and reported Allen had sent family members “an alleged manifesto outlining his intent to target administration officials.”
During a live telephone interview, Fox News journalist Jacqui Heinrich asked the president to comment on information she said was provided by the White House about the suspected shooter and his motive.
“I’m being told that he had a manifesto saying he wanted to target Trump administration officials,” Heinrich said. “He had a lot of anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on his social media accounts, and left a manifesto in his hotel room that his brother had notified New London police about prior to this incident.”
She added that secret service agents had been talking to Allen’s family members, and that Allen attended a No Kings protest in California. She asked Trump for his reaction to the new details.
“I heard about the London situation and I wish they would have told us about it a little bit,” Trump said. “But it is what it is.”
A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press the suspected shooter sent writings to family members minutes before the attack in which he railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin.”
The writings made repeated references to Trump without naming him directly and alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions and recent events, including U.S. strikes on drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific, the official said Sunday.
The official was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Allen’s brother contacted police in New London after receiving the writings, according to the official.
This story has been updated. Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Rain showers slowly spread east today and tonight
Temperatures will warm into the 50s for much of the state unless you’re at the shoreline or near the New York border.
Rain showers will begin in southwest Connecticut this afternoon before slowly spreading to the east through the evening
Much of the state will see rain tonight unless you’re in the far northeast corner of Connecticut.
A few showers could linger in southern and southeastern Connecticut tomorrow morning.
Clouds will linger through much of Sunday with temperatures in the 50s for more of the state.
Monday and Tuesday will be sunnier and seasonal with temperatures well into the 60s.
Cloud cover and rain chances return by the middle of the week.
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