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The week in CT news: Ukrainian immigration, overcrowded ERs, warm winter

Kristina Bizyaye holds her 1-year-old son Leo in the Clerk’s office of West Haven City Hall. Bizyaye fled Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, after the Russian invasion with her husband and three children. A resident West Haven signed up to host the family through ukraineshelter.com as they get settled in ϳԹ.
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Kristina Bizyaye holds her 1-year-old son Leo in the Clerk’s office of West Haven City Hall. Bizyaye fled Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, after the Russian invasion with her husband and three children. A resident West Haven signed up to host the family through ukraineshelter.com as they get settled in ϳԹ.

Frankie & Johnny is a weekly recap of news you need to know from around ϳԹ. Each Friday, ϳԹ's Frankie Graziano and John Henry Smith take you through the headlines and get you up-to-date on the stories you may have missed — in less than five minutes. This week Frankie & Johnny explain:

  • It's been one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Over the last year, state officials said 1,000 Ukrainian families have been supported by the state.
  • Lawmakers are looking into the issue of overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms. ϳԹ’s Sujata Srinivasan has reported on a legislative proposal to further study the issue and a temporary structure in New Haven that allows Yale New Haven physicians to care for patients admitted into emergency care.
  • It’s been an unseasonably — and record-breakingly — warm winter in ϳԹ. Last month was and the , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ϳԹ is examining the impact that warm weather is having, including the spread of invasive plant species.

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