Libraries are centers of learning, entertainment, community gathering and more, but many face budget cuts year after year. Some have gotten creative to make ends meet and offer resources beyond books. We'll discuss libraries doing more with less, with guests: Sheri Szymanski, director, Stratford Library Beth Crowley, former president and current legislative committee co-chair, Connecticut Library Association ; director, Cheshire Public Library John Soltis, assistant city librarian, Bridgeport

New York health officials want to know why three central Suffolk communities have high rates of several cancers, while the American Lung Association says rates of some cancers are actually down in New York and Connecticut. We'll discuss cancer rates and treatments, with guests: William Spencer, M.D., Suffolk County legislator, D-Centerport Elizabeth Hamlin, director of advocacy, American Lung Association Susan Maltser, D.O., director of cancer rehabilitation, Northwell Health

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and the fight continues to erase its stigma. A bad 2020 census count could hurt children in Connecticut. And Connecticut State Police are using social media to report use of force data. We’ll talk about those stories with guests: Ken Mysogland, bureau chief of external affairs, Connecticut Department of Children and Families Emily Byrne, executive director, Connecticut Voices for Children Jay Williams, president, The Hartford Foundation for Public

Recycling is essential to keeping our environment clean. But it's growing in cost and for some, confusion. What's in? What's out? How much more expensive will recycling get? We'll discuss the nitty gritty of recycling with guests: Ed Spinella, member, task force on recycling, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Will Flower, vice president, Winter Brothers Waste Systems Cyril May, environmentalist Matthew Knickerbocker, first selectman, Bethel Ben Blake, mayor, Milford

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont came out with a new transportation plan, and so did the Republicans. U.S. Representative Peter King of New York is not running for reelection. The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to get involved with a lawsuit against Remington filed by the families of Sandy Hook families. We’ll take a look at the week's events with guests: J.D. Allen, editor and producer, WSHU Davis Dunavin, reporter, WSHU Mark Harrington, reporter, Newsday Christopher Keating, capitol bureau

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has unveiled his revised transportation plan . The $21 billion plan is funded by low-interest federal loans and tolls on 14 highway bridges. It’s a scaled-back approach compared to the first version of the plan, but many Republicans still say they won’t support a plan that includes tolls. Our guests: Ebong Udoma, senior political reporter, WSHU Themis Klarides, Connecticut House minority leader, R-Derby Martin Looney, Connecticut Senate president pro tem, D-New

A Long Island newspaper group will remove its online police blotter reports after a few weeks. In Connecticut there’s a public campaign to expunge the criminal records of low-level offenders. We’ll discuss the right to be forgotten, with guests: Gavin Menu, co-publisher, and Bill Sutton, director of digital media and managing editor, The Express News Group Rev. Anthony Bennett, co-chair, CONECT , and pastor, Mount Aery Baptist Church Anne Hughes, Connecticut state representative, D-Easton Melvin

Contamination from the toxic chemical group known as PFAS has prompted officials in Connecticut and New York to come up with plans to clean up spills and protect water supplies. We'll discuss efforts to limit the danger of the "forever chemical," with guests: Amanda Schoen, deputy director, Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Matthew Dunn, PhD student and researcher, University of Rhode Island Mike LiPetri, New York state assemblymember, R-M assapequa Ed Ra, New York state assemblymember,

There are many people and organizations who seek to do all they can to help America’s veterans. But there are others who do their best to scam them. A special program on Veterans Day, with guests: Thomas Saadi, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Scott Higgins, Vietnam veteran and co-founder and CEO, Veterans Advantage K. Robert Lewis, Vietnam veteran and department service officer, American Legion Department of Connecticut Jack Mordente, coordinator, Veterans and Military

Elections are over, and our leaders have been selected. Governor Lamont has a new transportation plan for Connecticut that includes limited tolls. Police orchestrated the largest drug bust of fentanyl Nassau County has ever seen. And pollution is killing off scallops in the Peconic Bay. Our guests: Ken Dixon, state capitol reporter and columnist, Hearst Connecticut Media Kaitlyn Krasselt, statewide political reporter, Hearst Connecticut Media Christopher Keating, capitol bureau chief, Hartford