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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Is America Ready For A Gay President?

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” looking at a recent poll of New Hamshire Democrats that gives former Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg an early lead for the 2028 White House nomination. Will Buttigieg being openly gay hurt his national ambitions (00:55)? Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about her latest column regarding a major outflow of state pension benefits that leave Connecticut (15:07). Quinnipiac University School of Communications Dean Nadine Barnett Cosby – a native of Jamaica – joined us to talk about the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica and the wider Caribbean community (24:32)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Lisa On The Law: Crisis Response To Schizophrenia, Statutes For Malpractice Actions

Lisa Wexler takes audience calls about how to get help for a loved one suffering from schizophrenia, what it means to be “gravely disabled” and how common is schizophrenia in middle aged women? Also what you can do if you believe you have a medical malpractice concern?
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Melissa in the Morning: Absentee Ballot Fraud

State officials are once again investigating Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo for allegedly collecting absentee ballots from public housing facilities ahead of the city’s general election next month. Castillo is even accused of posing as a HUD employee to collect ballots. CT Mirror Investigative Reporter, Andrew Brown, broke the news and shared more on this latest case of absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport.

For full article: https://ctmirror.org/2025/10/24/bridgeport-absentee-ballots-alfredo-castillo/

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Melissa in the Morning: SNAP Benefits Funding

Governor Lamont announced the release of 3-million dollars in emergency state funding to Connecticut Foodshare to help Connecticut residents who are expected to lose access to food stamp benefits from SNAP. But where is that money coming from? It’s not the rainy day fund; instead it’s apparently coming from a new slush fund. We spoke about the dangers of this with House Republican Leader, Rep. Vincent Candelora.

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Melissa in the Morning: Recording Meetings

In the age of more technological advances and the use of technology, more people are recording conversations at work. To protect themselves, some employees are even recording bosses without consent. What are the legalities around that? We asked employment attorney and Quinnipiac law professor, Gary Phelan.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Who Blinks First In The Government Shutdown Standoff?

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week of shows on “Connecticut Today” wondering if either side in Congress is willing to see SNAP food benefits stop on November 1st because of the ongoing government shutdown (00:54). CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us from D.C. with the latest on the ongoing government shutdown (15:53). National Taxpayers Union Senior Director of Government Affairs Thomas Aiello explained a Trump White House plan to possibly hit some generic medications with high-import tariffs (18:50). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill joined us with his thoughts on the big stories, including a look back on what we considered a major scandal in the Bill Clinton years (26:37)

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Will The Bridgeport Absentee Ballot Mess Ever End?

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up the week with a busy edition of “Connecticut Today,” looking at the latest absentee ballot allegations against an embattled member of the Bridgeport City Council (01:15). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly update and thoughts on those latest absentee ballot rumblings (16:06). State Senate GOP Leader Steve Harding joined the show to talk about rumors of a resurrected housing bill for an upcoming General Assembly special session next month (25:23). Sacred Heart University Sports Management Professor Dr. Josh Shuart offered his thoughts on the current betting scandals connected to the National Basketball Association (32:03). CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman joined us for an update on the latest developments regarding the ongoing government shutdown (38:19). Finally – on “United Nations Day” – we welcomed Thant Myint-U, author of, “Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World” (42:34)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – How The Shutdown Impacts CT

Comptroller Sean Scanlon joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how the government shutdown is affecting CT, on top of existing healthcare and energy cost concerns, and how CT will use our rainy day funds to counter the impact.
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Melissa in the Morning: Gambling Reforms

More than 30 people, including three former and current N.B.A. players, were indicted on Thursday in a case involving insider bets on basketball games and poker games rigged by Mafia families. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal about his ongoing effort to pass reforms and get a better handling on gambling problems in America.

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Melissa in the Morning: Brain Aneurysms

Kim Kardashian shared on the season 7 premiere of The Kardashians that she’s been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The mother of four said the doctors said “stress” could have caused the aneurysm in which she blames her ex-husband for the increase in stress. The link between stress and an aneurism scared a lot of people. We got more information about brain aneurysms from Nuvance Health Neurosurgeon, Dr. John Marcus.

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