Comptroller Sean Scanlon joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how national politics affects CT’s business as usual and his thoughts on why it was okay for CT to break fiscal guardrails.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Did Senator Chris Murphy Go Too Far?
Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up a busy week on Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with his thoughts on the timing of a social media statement posted by Connecticut Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy shortly after hostilities broke out between Israel and Iran (00:39). University of New Haven Professor of National Security and former State Department official Dr. Howard Stoffer stopped by to chat about the new attacks between Israel and Iran (13:14). Former Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso joined us with his weekly take on the biggest state stories, including a controversial housing bill at the State Capitol (23:09)
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Melissa in the Morning: Success Village Update
Residents of the Success Village housing cooperative in Bridgeport and Stratford will be experiencing a fee increase. Court appointed attorney Barry Knott who has been managing the financially troubled complex says they have a million-dollars in new debt and six-million more that was inherited. We spoke with Attorney Knott about the findings and what it means for residents.
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Melissa in the Morning: “Tariffs” Scam Alert
Have you come across a message when you’re shopping online saying that your order could be delayed thanks to tariffs. Be aware, it could be a scam! We got the details from Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau serving Connecticut.
For more information: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker
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Melissa in the Morning: Nurses with Fraudulent Degrees
A Hearst CT investigation which found that the Connecticut Department of Public Health didn’t alert the public or health care systems about nurses with fraudulent degrees. We spoke with Doctor-Senator Jeff Gordon about the revelation and also explored whether the abrupt closure of Stone Academy is connected to the national scam.
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Melissa in the Morning: State Police Simulator Training
There is some updated technology being used by Connecticut State Police to train recruits. We spoke with Sgt. Luke Davis to learn how the simulator is helping recruits prepare for scary, but very real situations troopers find themselves in.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Alex Padilla Clown Show
Host Paul Pacelli let loose with his thoughts on California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla being detained during a briefing by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (00:40). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio (05:57) and Maria Weingarten of CT169Strong (16:05) both talked about some of the ongoing criticism connected to a controversial housing bill in Hartford. We also featured our monthly update with Connecticut blogger and columnist Chris Powell (21:26)
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WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour – Frankie’s Diner
The WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour has come to a close. There’s only one place that could wrap up such an amazing seven weeks and that was Frankie’s Diner in Bridgeport. Some of the great guests sthat stopped by Frankie’s included Mayor Joe Ganim, a group of Bridgeport teachers, the University of Bridgeport and the executive of the Barnum Museum. A huge thank you to those who helped make this year’s diner tour truly special, including our sponsors (Brown Roofing, AARP Connecticut, the Connecticut Education Association, and Maritime Chevrolet) as well as the various members of our engineering department and promotions department who helped put the events on as well as all of the listeners who stopped by the diners and made it spectacular! We’ll See You Next Year For Year 3!
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Your Ability To Protest Isn’t Going Away
Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” criticizing some area politicians and media outlets for insinuating that peaceful, lawful protesting in Connecticut is somehow being threatened by the Trump White House (00:46). Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti dropped by to chat about recent controversies surrounding his city’s finances (15:16). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar described a push by some left-leaning Democrats against a 2026 re-election run by Gov. Ned Lamont and the latest on a controversial housing bill (24:12). CT169Strong’s Maria Weingarten talked about a statement released by majority State Senate Democrats in Hartford about that housing bill (35:11)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Ryan Fazio’s Advice To Gov. Lamont On HB5002
State Senator, Ryan Fazio, representing the 36th, joins LIsa Wexler to talk about advising Governor Lamont to veto housing bill HB 5002.
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