Voice of CT

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Yes, Race Is A Factor

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli talked about a growing debate over the reasons for Caitlin Clark’s anticipated influence in the WNBA (00:29). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio stopped by with further commentary on a controversial bill passed as the General Assembly wrapped up this year’s session (11:58). We also checked in with State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding of Brookfield regrading a new report on healthcare costs in Connecticut (23:38)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Did The State Legislature’s Budget Adjustments Violate The Constitution?

Republican House Minority Leader, Vincent Candelora, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what bills passed and didn’t in CT’s short legislative session, and why he and Senator Steve Harding sent a letter to Attorney General William Tong outlining how the legislature violated the constitution by adjusting the budget that triggered changes in revenue caps.

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Melissa in the Morning: State Police in Studio

Wrong-way crashes, click it or ticket and more motorcycles on our roadways. We talked with Connecticut State Police in studio about driver behavior and statistics for our highway incidents. Sgt. Christine Jeltema and Sgt. Luke Davis stopped in studio to share what they are seeing in recent years and what drivers need to know once they get behind the wheel.

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Melissa in the Morning: The Next Generation’s Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we wanted to focus specifically on our kids and grandchildren. What can parents and grandparents do to ensure that our kids and grandkids develop healthy mental health. What are the signs and symptoms that indicate our children are at risk? Counselor, Julius Dudics, weighs in on the conversation and reiterates the importance of “starting with the truth” even with kids.

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Melissa in the Morning: Can we do More?

Wrong-way crashes are becoming more and more of a normality on our state highways. While the Department of Transportation continues to address the problem with updated detection systems on highway exit ramps, is there more we could do right now? We got perspective from Gary MacNamara, who talked about signage along the highway, not just on and off ramps. MacNamara is the Chief/Executive Director of Public Safety & Government Affairs at Sacred Heart University and the former Chief of Police in Fairfield.

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Melissa in the Morning: Don’t Assume the Interview is Over

So, you passed the interview, landed the job and are an official member of the team at work. That doesn’t mean your attitude and reputation around the office means nothing. Career strategist, Julie Bauke, shares the fifth and final mistake the average worker makes and helps us become more socially aware at work.

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Melissa in the Morning: Summer Safety for Fido

We introduced a new veterinarian to our morning show audience: Dr. Barbara Mangold of Mt. Pleasant Hospital for Animals in Newtown. As we get into the warmer months and summer season, vets get busier with pet inquiries. We talked about noise/fireworks, ticks and fleas, overheating dangers, toxicity outdoors and keeping dogs hydrated.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Basketball History In Connecticut

Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured Quinnipiac University Department of Journalism Chair and Director of the Graduate Sports Journalism Program Professor Molly Yanity on Caitlin Clark’s WNBA regular season debut against the Connecticut Sun (00:31). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill stopped by for his weekly update (11:01), while Paul also had a few thoughts about another new national poll on the 2024 White House race (23:55)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Leaf Blowing Ordinances, What To Know

RTM member, district 9, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about CT’s leaf blowing ordinances as the new Westport ordinance goes into effect, 5/15/24.

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Melissa in the Morning: Mammogram 101

May is Women’s Health Month and recently, new guidelines for breast cancer screenings were released dropping the recommended age from 50 to 40 to get a mammogram. We talked about the change with Dr. Susan Boolbol. She works in Breast Surgical Oncology for Nuvance Health which operates Norwalk and Danbury hospitals.

For more information: https://www.nuvancehealth.org/health-tips-and-news/breast-screenings-and-imaging-tests

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