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Connecticut Today - September 11, 2026 · Connecticut Today

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  P>Good morning. It's Friday, September 11th, and this is Connecticut Today, CT's
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  Insider's Daily Audio Briefing. Catch up on Connecticut. All news, no noise
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  in under 5 minutes. We're starting off with a quick look at
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  the weather. Connecticut is finally seeing a break from the humidity, with
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  sunshine and cooler temperatures expected today. We'll have the full forecast at
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  the end of the briefing. Connecticut marks another September 11th with a
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  changing population. Nearly one in three residents in the state, about one
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  million people, were not alive during the 9-11 attacks. This includes many
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  students and even some teachers within schools and colleges. As time passes,
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  the events of September 11, 2001, are becoming a subject taught by
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  educators who themselves may not have personal memories of that day. The
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  group with no direct recollection now makes up about 1 in 10
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  members of Connecticut's workforce. Standardized testing is no longer a requirement at
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  most Connecticut colleges and universities. Nearly every institution in The state has
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  adopted test optional policies, allowing students to decide whether to submit SAT
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  or ACT scores. Yale University is the only exception, having reinstated its
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  requirement for test scores earlier this year. According to the National Center
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  for Fair and Open Testing, 90 of colleges nationwide do not require
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  applicants to submit scores. Some programs, like the Honors Program at Eastern
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  Connecticut State University, still require test scores and at Central Connecticut State
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  University, scores can be used to skip placement exams. University of Connecticut
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  data shows that between 30 and 35 percent of applicants choose to
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  submit scores each year. A new campaign ad from Governor Ned Lamont
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  is drawing attention to immigration policy in the governor's race. The ad
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  claims Republican challenger Ryan Fazio supports immigration raids on schools, hospitals, and
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  houses of worship. The Lamont campaign points to Fazio's 2025 bill proposing
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  to repeal the Trust Act, which restricts state and local cooperation with
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  federal immigration enforcement. Fazio says he only wanted to repeal the 2019
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  revisions to the law, not the original 2013 version, and calls the
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  ad highly dishonest. The legislative record shows Fazio voted against expanded protections
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  for immigrants in 2025 and 2026 and introduced amendments to roll back
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  those measures. The debate over the Trust Act and its revisions remains
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  a key issue in the campaign. A Southern Connecticut State University student
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  athlete was arrested by U.S. Immigration and customs enforcement agents at Tweed
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  New Haven Airport on September 4. According to federal officials, Ding Diu
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  Kuach Deng, aged 19, overstayed his visa and is now facing removal
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  proceedings. Deng's attorneys argue his arrest was unlawful and are seeking his
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  release, noting he has pending asylum and temporary protected status applications. The
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  Department of Homeland Security says Deng will receive due process before an
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  immigration judge. Southern Connecticut State University confirmed the student's detention and said
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  it is assisting where appropriate. The case has since been transferred to
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  Massachusetts, where removal proceedings. Will continue. A lawsuit against Connecticut
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  podcaster Ian Bick has been withdrawn. Former business partners had sued Bick
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  over money he won in a Mr. Beast YouTube challenge, claiming the
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  winnings should be shared under a previous business agreement. The lawsuit was
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  first withdrawn in March, refiled, and then withdrawn again last week, ending
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  the dispute without cost to any party. Bick said, I'm glad to
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  see this lawsuit come to an end and plans to focus on
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  his podcast business. The case was never resolved by a judge or
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  jury, and no settlement was announced. And now for the full weather
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  forecast. Friday brings mostly sunny skies, cooler temperatures, and a noticeable drop
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  in humidity across Connecticut. Inland highs will reach then upper 70s, while
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  the shoreline stays a bit cooler. Tonight, temperatures will fall into the
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  lower 50s inland and upper 50s near the coast, with clear skies
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  expected. The weekend starts off pleasant but clouds and a chance of
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  showers return by Sunday. Thanks for listening. For more local news, visit
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  ctsider.com. This digest was partially generated by AI and the reviewed and
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  edited by our newsroom staff.