Immigration enforcement in western New York, proposed changes to Regents exam graduation requirements and support for older adults are the topics of the November 12 edition of Connections with Evan Dawson. Watch the November 12 WXXI News program below.
According to WXXI’s episode description, Veronica Volk, executive producer and director of podcast strategy for WXXI Public Media; Brian Sharp, investigations and enterprise editor for WXXI News; and Jose Sandoval, the newsroom’s Latino communities reporter, join the immigration discussion. A segment on the delay in eliminating the Regents exam graduation requirement features Samuel King, Capitol News Bureau reporter for the New York Public News Network, and Noelle E. C. Evans, education reporter and producer for WXXI News.
The program also turns to helping older adults facing loneliness and social isolation, especially around the holidays. The announced guest is Phyllis Jackson, a registered nurse, community health and wellbeing project manager for FLPPS-Common Ground Health-Rochester RHIO, and founder of the Senior Adult Community Engagement project.
Program and artwork: WXXI News.
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