Dan O’Keefe, Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development, Chief Innovation Officer, State of CT joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how AI can elevate CT economically by allowing AI initiatives to thrive and create innovation. How will CT’s workforce evolve?
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Governor Lamont signed a bill into law dubbed the Fallen Heroes Fund. It’s an expansion of the Fallen Officer Fund, which provides survivor benefits to the families of fallen police officers. This modified law now expands its availability to include the families of all first responders, including firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics. Comptroller Sean Scanlon spearheaded the legislation and talked about the impact of the expansion now.
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Norwalk is celebrating a major milestone for Manresa Island: the demolition of three 7.5-million-gallon steel oil tanks. The removal reportedly marks the first major physical step in transforming the abandoned and polluted industrial site into a vibrant community park, unlocking 76,000 square feet of new park space. We talked about it with Jessica Vonashek, executive director of Manresa Island Corporation.
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering if a startling primary win in New York City earlier in the week should worry the Democratic Party establishment here in Connecticut and Governor Ned Lamont (00:45). Connecticut State Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto talked about the latest political news and a pair of controversial vetos from Gov. Ned Lamont (12:41). GOP State Senator Dr. Jeff Gordon detailed the latest controversy surrounding the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority – PURA (22:47), while CBS News military analyst U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Jeff McCausland discussed the ongoing intelligence reviews of last weekend’s U.S. military strikes in Iran (29:54)
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PURA Chair Marissa Gillett jons Lisa Wexler to talk about the ongoing text message controversy and upcoming rate cases.
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Following the governor’s decision to veto House Bill 5002, addressing the housing crisis in Connecticut, Governor Lamont wants to hear from local officials, P&Z Commissions and both parties about better solutions to fix the bill. Specifically, he called out Republicans being at the table ahead of September’s special session ONLY if they bring solutions and not just “no’s.” We talked about those solutions with Senate Minority Leader, Steve Harding.
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We spoke with State Senator Tony Hwang about a major vote today with the CT Siting Council regarding proposed UI monopoles impacting Fairfield and Bridgeport. We also talked about the controversy surrounding a proposed sale of Aquarion Water Company to the Regional Water Authority.
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After two months away, we played catch up with show fan favorite, Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. We talked about changes to vaccine recommendations as well as potential summer issues Connecticut residents should avoid involving insects, oysters or the water.
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Bridgeport Public Schools has secured $74 million in state funding to construct a state-of-the-art special education center, the first of its kind in the state. This is just one of many good news headlines coming out of the city and we got a check-in with Dr. Royce Avery, Interim Superintendent of Schools, for all thing parts in the district.
For those interested in a district teacher position: https://www.bridgeportedu.net/
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering if an election result just a few miles away in New York City signals a major shift in the Democratic Party (00:43). Southern Connecticut State University Political Science and Urban Affairs Professor Dr. Jonathan Wharton joined us to talk about that Big Apple race, along with the latest on Gov. Ned Lamont and President Trump (15:37). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar dropped by to chat about a couple of controversial vetoes by Gov. Ned Lamont and rumors of another possible GOP gubernatorial candidate (26:37)
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