More and more people seem to be interested in running for governor in Connecticut. Meanwhile, we still don’t even know what Governor Lamont is going to do. We talked about all the 2026 gubernatorial drama with News 8 Political Reporter, Mike Cerulli.
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A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague which is a rare and severe form of a flea-borne disease. When you hear plague, usually you think of medieval times and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic. Should we be concerned that history is repeating itself? We spoke with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health about it.
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday’s mid-week “Connecticut Today” wondering if a lot of people were lied to – by both parties – concerning Jeffrey Epstein’s so-called “client list” (00:38). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar discussed how the state is dealing with some federal funding cuts and a look at a possible state foray into weight loss drugs (14:57). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum talked about bond changes pushed by the White House for certain migrants (23:56)
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with word that an influential Democratic member of the General Assembly is chiding Gov. Ned Lamont over his opposition to so-called “overdose prevention centers,” while saying that some recent overdose deaths may have been preventable if the Governor had acted differently (00:40). Blogger and columnist Chris Powell dropped by to chat about the growing effort by some progressive Democrats to get Gov. Ned Lamont to step aside in 2026 (15:33). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio predicted what could happen in an upcoming General Assembly special session on housing (23:33)
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Rosanne Cash, singer and songwriter best known for hits litke “Seven Year Ache” and “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me,” joins Lisa Wexler to talk about growing up with a famous musician father, Johnny Cash, her illustrious career, and her 7/16 show at The Westport Country Playhouse.
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Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber passed away yesterday at Yale New Haven Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for a brain tumor. In his honor, Melissa spoke to many of his fellow city and townleaders and had them send a message of what he meant to them.
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Even lovable Elmo from Sesame Street isn’t safe. Did you see recently on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Elmo’s account was hacked. A series of antisemitic posts has since been deleted but not before thousands, possibly millions saw them. We spoke with our cyber security expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, about avoiding an online hack.
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Joseph DeLong Executive Director & CEO of CCM, CT’s largest, nonpartisan organization of municipal leaders, representing towns and cities of all sizes from all corners of the state, with 168 member municipalities, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why CCM felt several pieces of the affordable housing bill Governor Lamont vetoed needed work to get to better legislation.
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State Representative Josh Elliott formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Rep. Elliott is the first Democrat to enter the race, with Governor Lamont still deciding whether to seek a third term. We got to know Rep. Elliott and what he stands for following his campaign announcement.
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A CT Examiner article discussing the vetoed massive housing bill still in limbo in Connecticut, Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo is quoted a few times. He snaps back at comments made about his town and we wanted to hear from him directly.
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