The New England News Collaborative is a consortium of public media newsrooms in the region. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
The mission of the NENC is to produce impactful multimedia journalism that informs and empowers audiences to become change agents in our communities.
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Tuesday night's Maloney High School graduation ceremony will be missing a student after he was taken into custody by federal immigration officials. The student and his father were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week after a scheduled check-in with ICE, officials said. -
The new federal travel ban implemented by the Trump administration on certain countries as of June 9, 2025 comes with "a high degree of uncertainty" around actions and enforcement, UMass Amherst officials told the the international school community. -
The protests in Connecticut over federal immigration raids come as a Meriden high school senior and his father were detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
The 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book says Maine scored below the national average in preschool enrollment, graduation rates and test scores. -
Advocates are sharing their disappointment after CT lawmakers end the legislative session without expanding HUSKY health coverage to more undocumented teens and young adults. -
For State Rep. Dominique Johnson, Pride Month is as much about community as it is about affirming the identities of members of the LGBTQ+ community, as attacks mount at the federal level and closer to home. -
Gov. Ned Lamont is deciding whether to veto a broad housing bill recently approved by the state legislature. The controversial bill includes zoning reform and pushes for more housing construction. Republicans are calling for a veto. -
A New England group joined a national bird count to spread the joy of birding and make it more accessible to everyone. -
Environmental stressors in 2023 like flooding and air pollution have negatively impacted this year's strawberry crop in Connecticut. -
Tech industry lobbyists are urging Gov. Phil Scott to veto the bill, and claim the legislation would violate the First Amendment.
