A special session is set to happen in the fall to potentially pass a piece of legislation to address our housing crisis in the state. It comes after Governor Lamont vetoed Houe Bill 5002. The conversations to find solutions to make a better version of the bill that works for cities and towns across the state happened this month. We spoke with Joe DeLong, Executive Director and CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, who was on that 90-minute zoom call.
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off another week on “Connecticut Today” talking about mounting pressure on Governor Ned Lamont by some of his fellow Democrats to raise taxes on Connecticut’s wealthiest individuals (00:50). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio dropped by to discuss a controversial move regarding a build out of EV charging infrastructure around Connecticut (16:47). University of New Haven criminal justice lecturer and former Supervisory Secret Service Agent Bobby McDonald reacted to a new report regarding errors made by the Secret Service connected to an assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump last year (23:12). CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi discussed President Trump’s announcement of proposed tougher sanctions on Russia (30:08)
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Nadav Ahituv, PhD, Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and Director, Institute for Human Genetics UCSF, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how he is genetically engineering our fat cells to make them cancer killers.
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The State of Connecticut is taking another step in the fight for mental health services. Governor Lamont signed the Mental Health Parity bill into law. We spoke with Comptroller Sean Scanlon about the logistics of the legislation and what it means for Connecticut residents now.
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It’s baaaaaaack! Driveway paving scams in Connecticut are robbing homeowners thousands of dollars. We got a heads up from crime prevention expert, Jim Perez, about red flags to watch out for.
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Paul, while filling on for Melissa, spoke to Quinnipiac Professor, Dr. Robert Hanson about air quality and what it is?
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While filling in on Melissa in the Morning, Paul Pacelli spoke to attorney Bill Bloss about the not guilty verdict in the Raul Valle case and his thoughts on what could have happened during deliberations.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with audio from CT Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s “X” account that seemed to place some of the blame for last week’s deadly flood deaths in Texas at the feet of the Trump White House. Did he go too far? (00:40) CT State Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto offered his thoughts on Sen. Murphy’s statements (13:55). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar talked about the tax implications of a massive White House tax and spending bill recently signed by President Trump (19:06)
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering why American politics allows partisan fighting so soon after a natural disaster like the deadly flooding in Texas (00:43). GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson dropped by to chat about a so-called legislative “rat” that made its way into the latest state budget (14:47), while Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the ongoing battle in Hartford over fiscal restraint (23:02). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon joined us from the White House to talk about the latest meeting between President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (31:21)
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A lot of Connecticut residents want to help the people of Texas following the deadly flooding on July 4th. But don’t get duped before you donate your money or goods to Texas. Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau gave us tips to help out Texas effectively without benefiting scammers.
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