Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss a 19-acre sale of land to Aspetuck Land Trust, assuring an environmentally fragile property will be forever be preserved as open land.
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A bomb shell announcement was just dropped just weeks ahead of open enrollment for health insurance. We spoke with a local broker about the changes with Connecticare and what it means for thousands of residents. (0:00)
One week ago today, New York was celebrating the discovery of a 9-year-old girl abducted during a family camping trip. But most kidnapping cases don’t end that well and quickly. We spoke with Gary MacNamara about tools to keep your kids safe. (15:50)
Shelton is getting two million dollars for the Canal Street reconstruction project. What is it and why does it matter? We get the details from State Representative Jason Perillo. (30:24)
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Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli opened with Paul wondering what the next step should be in Bridgeport’s controversial mayoral election (00:41). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso weighed-in with his weekly political update (14:55). CT State Sen. GOP leader Kevin Kelly talked about heating assistance for the needy this winter (27:01), while author Luke Nichter chatted about his new book, “The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968” (38:41)
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UCONN students, Nell Srinath, contributor for The Daily Campus, & Adam Opin, Head of Outreach for Fossil Fuel Free UCONN, join Lisa Wexler to discuss their push to have UCONN decarbonize, divest, & disclose in the face of environmental crisis.
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Today is National Manufacturing Day and our state has worked hard to help residents understand the benefits of entering the industry and eliminate false stigmas. We spoke with Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, Paul Lavoie. (0:00)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We spoke with Nuvance Health about new studies on the uptick of breast cancer cases and debunked some myths surrounding breast cancer risks. (18:21)
A bomb shell announcement this week: Avangrid is backing out of the offshore Park City Wind project in Bridgeport. We get reaction from Senator Ryan Fazio, ranking Republican member of the Energy Committee. (35:06)
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Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli welcomed local author Tony Renzoni and playwright Lauren Rosenay to chat about a new musical honoring local softball legend Joan Joyce (00:30). Sacred Heart University Scholar in Residence Dr. Gary Rose commented on the current GOP House controversy in D.C. (14:33), while Paul had thoughts on word that more wall construction will resume along a stretch of the Southern Border (25:43)
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Westport RTM member, Matthew Mandell, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss Westport’s recent affordable housing approvals, share funding ideas, and hopes the State will following Westport’s lead.
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One of our legal experts on the morning show, Bill Bloss, also happens to be the attorney representing John Gomes in the alleged absentee ballot fraud lawsuit in Bridgeport. (0:00)
Two times in the last month, Connecticut teens got their hands on unsecured guns inside a residential home. A 16-year-old boy died in Bridgeport and a 14-year-old in Watertown is fighting for his life. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal who has been a driving force for Ethan’s Law to see if there are other approaches to avoid these tragedies. (15:56)
Earlier this week, Changbai the tiger, left the Beardsley Zoo to permanently settle in at another AZA-accredited zoo. With her departure, the zoo is starting its tiger habitat expansion project. We got the details from Zoo Director, Gregg Dancho. (28:46)
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Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli got underway with an update on the situation at the U.S. Capitol and GOP infighting in the House (00:21). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and editor Dan Haar dropped by for his weekly chat with an update on a wind power project in the Bridgeport Area (09:32)
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Medicare Consultant, Ron Rubano, joins Lisa Wexler to explain the different Medicare plans and answers listeners questions about navigating this very complicated system.
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