WTNH News 8 and Capitol Report Tip Sheet reporter, Mike Cerulli joins Lisa Wexler to discuss current CT politics.
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Melissa In The Morning: Fighting The Cost Of Health Insurance
Jury deliberations are set to begin today in the trial of Michelle Troconis. The trial has been going on for weeks and it looks at Troconis who has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with evidence and hindering the prosecution in connection to the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos back in May 2019. What will the jury decide? And what happens next in the case? We got perspective from our legal expert, Attorney Bill Bloss. (NOTE: Atty Bloss is NOT involved in the Troconis case and the Dulos case) (0:00)
Happening today in the state capital: a public hearing regarding health insurance costs. As you are probably experiencing, affording health care coverage continues to be a real challenge. Senate Republicans believe they have a commonsense bill to provide a lot of relief to Connecticut residents. Ranking Senator on the Insurance Committee, Tony Hwang, explains the bill and why we are in this situation in Connecticut. (16:54)
Julie on the Job: A new report highlights that employers overwhelmingly care most about YOUR skill set. But how do we communicate our skills in the best way during an interview? Julie Bauke gave us advice. (33:38)
This is the time of year that more and more Americans struggle with the feeling of failure. Why does that happen and how do we cope with those intrusive thoughts? Counselor, Julius Dudics shared insight and mechanisms to overcome the fear of failing. (46:23)
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Deadly Border Policy?
Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli kicked-off with Paul’s thoughts about the suspect being held in connection with the death of a Georgia nursing student (00:30). Landmark Legal Foundation lawyer and analyst Mike O’Neill analyzed a major social media case at the U.S. Supreme Court (14:08), while CT NewsJunkie and Substack.com columnist and blogger Terry Cowgill stopped by for his weekly update (24:21)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Getting To Know Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam
Melissa In The Morning: Another Wrong Way Crash
Connecticut has a real problem with wrong-way crashes in recent years. This past weekend, four people in their 20’s died after a wrong-way crash along I-95 in West Haven. What can we do to avoid a wrong-way driver? Are the state’s new tactics to combat this working? We spoke with crime prevention expert, retired Lt. Jim Perez. (0:00)
Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering a proposal to bolster law enforcement efforts by introducing license plate readers across cities and towns in the state. Under the proposed legislation, municipalities would have the opportunity to apply for funding to integrate license plate readers into their law enforcement infrastructure. That includes strategically placed along roadways. We got insight on this from former police chief, Gary MacNamara. (13:32)
On March 4th, Connecticut will mark the anniversary of passing The Crown Act. What is it? Why is it significant? And is there still mass discrimination based on people’s hair styles? We spoke with Jody Walker Smith about it from the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. (28:23)
The CDC says contagious stomach bugs, including norovirus, are circulating right now and hitting the Northeast especially hard. What’s happening with record high cases and how do we try to avoid it if we have NOT gotten the stomach bug this year? Hartford Healthcare’s Dr. Andrew Wong shares information on all of this. (47:22).
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Hot Button Issues in Hartford
Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli wrapped up a busy week with GOP State Senator Rob Samson updating us on the latest developments at the State Capitol (00:34). Pastor Mark Biltz, author of, “America at War 2024-2026: The Sons of Light vs. The Sons of Darkness” stopped by to talk about whether current world affairs and wars were predicted in the Bible (11:41). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso also gave us his weekly update (24:47)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Danbury Turns Restaurant Waste To Biofuel
CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Abusing The Secret Service?
“Connecticut today” host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s show wondering why the apparent callous disregard for the safety of Secret Service personnel at the Biden white House is getting so little media coverage (00:37). University of New Haven associate professor of National Security, International Affairs, and Political Science Dr. Matthew Schmidt gave us his thoughts on the current situations in various world hot spots (13:03), while “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi stopped by for his weekly spot (23:31)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Connecticut Needs People To Adopt Pets
Melissa In The Morning: Connecticut’s Secret Out Of The Bag?
The Norwalk Independent Party Chair is getting involved in the Bridgeport mayoral race saga. We spoke with Lisa Brinton about her choice to endorse John Gomes and what she wants to see at the state level with voting changes. (0:00)
The US Secret Service has University of Hartford on their recruitment radar for the first time. We spoke with Uhart’s Career Services Department about the new effort this year making the college a hub and what the secret service is looking for. (16:54)
Zoo Minute: don’t hide in your shell; we learn all about turtles! (25:42).
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