Following the governor’s budget address, his call to loosen the fiscal guardrails slightly for childcare was a big sticking point for lawmakers. We spoke about it with Comptroller Sean Scanlon, our state fiscal watchdog and someone who has pushed to never touch the guardrails.
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Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat about Govenor Ned Lamont’s budget address, along with rumors of a possible carbon tax targeting the state’s energy consumers (00:42). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar talked about his company’s purchase of the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper (08:30). We welcomed CBS News auto industry reporter Jeff Gilbert to chat about a new study looking at the connection between vehicle size and safety (18:02), while Paul also had a few thoughts about the continued fear-mongering regarding ICE raids in the state (21:08)
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Vicki Volper, lawyer and progressive advocate, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about advocacy groups going to Hartford to demand that democrats show strength against President Trump by being unified.
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It’s not a state takeover but it is possibly the first time the state board of education has needed to get involved helping out the Bridgeport school district. We spoke with interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Royce Avery, about the measures being taken right now.
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The governor has said he plans to prioritize special education funding during his budget address today. Ahead of that speech, we spoke with Kate Dias, President of the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) about the need for funding sooner rather than later.
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The two massive fires that destroyed more than 16,000 structures in California are almost out, but for those impacted, recovery is just beginning. The American Red Cross Connecticut chapter sent seven volunteers to California to respond, including Kierstin Seiser. We spoke with Kierstin about her experience.
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Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli welcomed State House GOP leader Vin Candelora to chat about the current legal fight involving big utilities and the state’s PURA’s leadership (00:38). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation Dr. James Mohs updated us on President Trump’s use of tariffs as political tools (08:45). Paul also had a few more thoughts on the relative lack of perspective from our state and local leaders on the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Connecticut (16:07)
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Success Village Receiver, Barry Knott, joins Lisa Wexer to discuss his report on the financial health of Success Village and explain how he proposes to pay their $5.5 million debt.
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Have you ever heard of ‘pig butchering’ scams? It’s a type of investment fraud that’s apparently impacting our senior population. Crime Prevention Expert, Jim Perez, shared ways to spot this scam and how to avoid becoming victim to it.
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