CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Are We Living In An Alternate Reality?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Are We Living In An Alternate Reality?

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli looked again at the breaking news surrounding pressure on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 White House race (00:29). Landmark Legal Foundation Attorney and Vice President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill talked about the possibility of using the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office, should he become incapacitated (13:02)

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Melissa in the Morning: Workplace Distractions

Melissa in the Morning: Workplace Distractions

A new report highlighted workplace distractions. Research from workplace and productivity analytics platform,Insightful, shows the top two distractions in the workplace include coworkers and smartphone notifications. How do we keep distractions from derailing our careers? Julie Bauke gave us advice in Julie on the Job.

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Melissa in the Morning: Send me on my Way

Melissa in the Morning: Send me on my Way

According to national statistics, 75% of Americans plan to take at least one road trip this summer. That doesn’t even include the quick weekend turnaround trips or even day-long trips. What do you need to make sure you and your car are properly prepped for a road trip? We asked Alec Slatky from AAA.

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Melissa in the Morning: Discussing Death

Melissa in the Morning: Discussing Death

According to the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model, 1 in 12 US children will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. That’s 6 million kids and teens experiencing the loss of an immediate relative. That doesn’t include the loss of extended family, friends, neighbors or people they don’t know but hear about on the news. How do we address and discuss death with our children in a healthy way? We got advice from counselor, Julius Dudics.

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Melissa in the Morning: Health Insurance Snapshot

Melissa in the Morning: Health Insurance Snapshot

It’s no secret; health insurance is so expensive in Connecticut and could go up again in 2025. We spoke with Senator Matt Lesser, the Former chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee and current co-chair of the Human Services Committee. He shared the latest on insurance rates, the expansion of Husky coverage, and the need to better control prescription drug prices and hospital monopolies.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Tension Grows In D.C.

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Tension Grows In D.C.

Host Paul Pacelli started a new week on “Connecticut Today” with the latest on growing questions surrounding President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign (00:32). Blogger Chris Powell stopped by to chat about another call to raise taxes in Connecticut, based on large, expensive homes (13:53). We also heard a portion of Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy’s Sunday remarks on CNN regarding President Biden’s refusal to leave the 2024 White House race (26:45)

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Pressure Builds

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Pressure Builds

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another week on “Connecticut Today” with more news and analysis on the growing calls for President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 reelection bid (00:34). We welcomed David Junk, co-author of, “Rockin’ the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin’s Russia,” who talked about being one of the first major music company executives to set up shop in post-Soviet Union Russia (12:02). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso stopped by with his weekly update (26:18)

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Pressure Builds

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Pressure Builds

Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli started with Paul’s update on the latest rumors surrounding President Joe Biden possible dropping out of the November White House race (00:31). We talked about national security with Charles A. Marino, author of, “Terrorists on the Border and in Our Country” (13:44). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar dropped by for his take on the biggest state and national stories (26:41)

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