Governor Lamont wants to bring lawmakers back to Hartford to do more work on the controversial, massive housing bill that passed during the session. The governor cannot decide whether to veto it or sign it into law; it seems he’s leaning into a compromise approach. But state Republicans, including Senator Steve Harding, are less than impressed with that approach. We spoke with the Senate Minority Leader about it.
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We spoke with Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber about housing and the proposals around UI monopoles. Gerber wrote a letter to the governor urging him to veto the massive housing bill (House Bill 5002). We asked him about his take on the controversial legislation and its impact on Fairfield. We also talked about a hearing this week around the latest move to bring UI monopoles to the town.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with remarks from State Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont regarding the deployment of National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to Los Angeles (00:52). Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill talked about the likely challenges to President Trump’s deployment of military personnel to Los Angeles (16:38). Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director and CEO Joe DeLong talked about this year’s General Assembly session and a controversial housing bill that Gov. Ned Lamont is threatening to veto (23:00). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about ongoing issues for Connecticut electric customers and last week’s conclusion of the General Assembly’s session (28:30)
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Emma Schwerin, the youngest woman to complete all seven summits joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how and why she achieved this record-breaking feat.
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A March 2025 survey of 1,200 British and American job hunters performed by Adzuna, a search engine for job ads, found that 65% of job seekers have integrated AI into their job search. We talked about AI hiring practices with career strategist, Julie Bauke.
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A new recreation center dedicated to people with disabilities seems to be in the works for the town of Fairfield. For more details on this multi-million dollar project, Fairfield Chief of Community Services Anthony Calabrese.
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There was a strong focus on investing in special education for the state during the 2025 legislative session. We spoke with the chair of the Special Education Committee, Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox representing the 22nd District (Bridgeport, Trumbull, Monroe), about what exactly passed.
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Connecticut State Police are launching the Safe Storage Initiative on July first, distributing 1,500 free gun safe boxes to new gun owners in the state. We got the details from Sgt. Luke Davis from CT State Police.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened another new week on “Connecticut Today” with his thought that there’s nothing wrong with National Guard troops being sent to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE violence (00:46). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum analyzed a possible legal challenge to President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Los Angeles (15:18). Yankee Institute for Public Policy President Carol Liebau talked about last week’s end to the General Assembly session (21:15), while CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill discussed the possibility of a third term for Gov. Ned Lamont (29:03)
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Lisa Wexler answers questions about if wills are specific to states and if you move you must do another will? What are the responsibilities of the fiduciary appointed by the court? What is listed on the inventory? Do you need a will if you are gifting a property to a charity?
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