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A four-part series presented by University of Hartford, Leadership Greater Hartford, and The Connecticut Mirror


The Two Connecticuts: Conversations about Race and Place

Session Four: Regionalism

Connecticut’s urban poor are circumscribed by city lines drawn hundreds of years ago, boundaries that confer extraordinary privilege on the state’s more affluent residents. Critics say it is unfair and inefficient, and perpetuates the underlying racism of the Two Connecticuts. Do we have the courage and imagination to consider regional policy-making, tax-sharing, or even regional governance? If we did, what would it look like?

Panelists

  • Tom Condon, CT Mirror urban and regional issues reporter
  • Jason Rojas, majority leader in the state House of Representatives
  • Rev. Trevor Beauford, senior pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Hartford

The panel will be moderated by John Dankosky, a longtime public radio personality and CT Mirror’s director of events.

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John DankoskyEvent / Podcast Host

John is CT Mirror's Director of Events. A well-known and highly-regarded radio personality and moderator, he divides his time between CT Mirror — where he heads up our events program and serves as a multi-platform consultant — and the NPR / PRI program Science Friday. Previously, John was executive editor of the New England News Collaborative and the host of NEXT, a weekly program about New England. He also appeared weekly on The Wheelhouse, WNPR’s news roundtable program. His 25 years in public media also include serving as vice president of news for Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network, host of WNPR’s Where We Live, and regular fill-in host for the PRI program Science Friday in New York. He was twice recognized by PRNDI as America’s best public radio call-in show.