Wouldn’t you want to know what bills impacting housing, planning and zoning for your town or city are being discussed up in Hartford? There are major conversations happening this week in particular and it’s important you make your voice heard before the session wraps up in June. Alexis Harrison of CT169Strong explained the aircraft carrier housing bill and why it could be very troubling.
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Financial strain, difficulty holding down a job, not to mention early childhood development and education having a negative impact on your kids; these are just some of the most common outcomes when families don’t have affordable, accessible child care. Tomorrow, Connecticut will mark its fourth annual Morning Without Child Care, a day of action spotlighting the deepening crisis in child care affordability and access. We spoke with Jessica Sager, CEO of All Our Kin, about the rallies across the state and the needs for early childcare.
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A recent New York Magazine’s article reports college students everywhere are offloading more and more of their course work to artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. Our cybersecurity expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, breaks down the pro’s and con’s of more artificial intelligence usage at the college level.
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Like an athlete gets scouted in high school for a division one college, a Wall Street Journal article highlighted how companies are scouting for students with trades skills to graduate high school and land great jobs! We spoke to career strategist, Julie Bauke, about this.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened a new week on “Connecticut Today” wondering if the recent election of Pope Leo XIV is a direct attempt by the Vatican to influence U.S. immigration policy (00:49). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill talked about another controversy surrounding a high-ranking state official (14:47). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation Dr. James Mohs commented on the latest Trump White House tariff news concerning China (25:44). CBS News correspondent Olivia Rinaldi dropped by with the latest on the controversy over a reported gift of a jumbo jet from Qatar to President Trump (33:44)
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Lisa Wexler answers audience questions about how to claim money from CT’s “Big List” if the deceased moved out of state? And what is a “pourover” will?
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The commissioner of a major state office announced her retirement but is there more to the story than just stepping down? Following the news about Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford, a letter demanding transparency and accountability has surfaced from state lawmakers. Senator Steve Harding wrote the letter and spoke about the outrage surrounding this retirement decision.
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The latest TikTok challenge has prompted urgent warnings from school districts and law enforcement agencies in multiple states including here in Connecticut. Several districts have already had chromebooks messed with prompting evacuations and letters sent home to families. We spoke with Lauri Volkert, State Fire Marshal, about the dangerous trend and why you need to talk about this with your kids as young as kindergarten.
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After completing his third term, Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass announced he is retiring. We asked him about his decision and his biggest takeaways in office.
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A high school softball coach is facing charges after allegedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior and “unwanted touching” of students. That’s according to Norwalk Police and they’re talking about 70-year-old Cary Nadel, who turned himself into police last week and was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a minor. While these are allegations at this point, it’s an example of familiar people crossing an inexcusable line. Crime prevention expert Jim Perez shared what makes cases like this different than a random stranger danger situation and how to increase safety for your family.
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