In today's top headlines: A look at what happens next for a school district that didn't manage to close polls with a winning budget, lawmakers in Albany inch closer still to a state budget after managing to pass a few more bills, and WXXI continues to honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with one local organization reaching a memorable milestone.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/26, we speak with local Ukrainian artists about how they are using their art to process their feelings on war and preserve their culture.

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/26, we continue our discussion about the future of vacant RCSD buildings with three members of Rochester City Council.

New York legislators passed education spending bills Wednesday.

And the project is set to receive job creation tax credits from New York state.

Hipolito Mateo was pepper-sprayed, shocked with a stun gun and left on the street. Federal agents say he tried to block them from questioning suspected undocumented immigrants.

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/26, we continue our discussion on a proposal that would allow the city to sell vacant RCSD buildings. Then, Ukrainian art during a time of war.

In today's top headlines: Votes flow in from school districts across Monroe County and we have your elections wrap up, a once prosperous artist hub now faces foreclosure, and a group of students reach for the stars as they design equipment for NASA.

Districts across the Rochester area voted on budgets, buses, and board candidates.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/19/26, we learn how students in the NASA HUNCH program at Fairport High School are assisting with real-world problems faced by NASA.