Does it feel like your brain got faster in the last few years? You’re not crazy. New studies show even if you DID NOT get the virus, your brain aged during the pandemic. The findings of this study looking at 1,000 people were published in Nature Communications. Dr. Fred Browne, our infectious disease expert, shared feedback about this.
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Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar to Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat about another progressive push against a possible third term by Gov. Ned Lamont, the latest state economic and housing numbers, and more possible challenges to a senior member of the state’s Congressional delegation (00:41). We also welcomed Adam Kissel, author of, “Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation,” to chat about the latest battles involving Columbia and Harvard Universities and the Trump White House (11:24)
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Over 20-thousand tickets have been dished out to drivers passing school buses in the last year. As we reported, automated cameras were added to every bus in Bridgeport and recently, legislation was passed for more districts to get on board with this technology and combat the issue. We spoke with Steve Randazzo, chief growth officer for BusPatrol America, responsible for the bus camera program in the park city.
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It was facing extinction but now the piping plover has taken a U-turn in a better direction. New reports are highlighting the bird population numbers doing better. Tom Anderson of the Connecticut Audubon Society talked about the success story and credit to Connecticut for helping the bird species thrive.
For more information: https://www.ctaudubon.org/
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Connecticut State Police just launched a new online dashboard and it allows the public to track how many tickets troopers issue and the demographics of the people getting the tickets. To be clear, no names are revealed, we’re talking age, gender and ethnicity.
Rick Green, Director of Communications for the Office of the Commissioner for the Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection, told us why the department created this new platform and how it works.
To check out the website: https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjBkZjBmOTctNmE2Mi00NTAyLTlhNTAtODQ5ZTg3OTU1ZTFmIiwidCI6IjExOGI3Y2ZhLWEzZGQtNDhiOS1iMDI2LTMxZmY2OWJiNzM4YiJ9
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After a recently publicized ICE arrest in Danbury, “Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday’s show talking about whether or not ICE agents should be allowed to continue wearing masks during their raids (00:42). Shelton GOP State Sen. Jason Perillo joined us to talk about a relative lack of information from the State Department of Children and Families regarding a recent alleged case of home imprisonment in Waterbury (15:44). CBS News Reporter Aaron Navarro updated us on the latest between the Trump White House and Congress regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files (24:20)
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MacKenzie Trupp, doctoral candidate at the University of Vienna, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her research in how viewing art can help mental health outcomes.
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A new report shows Governor Lamont ranks sixth among all governors nationwide with a 63% approval rating in a recent poll. What are the chances Governor Lamont wins if he decides to run for a third term? Dr. Trish Crouse is a professor in the Political Science department at University of New Haven and joined the conversation.
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Why are the numbers changing for Merritt Parkway exits?! We learned it’s not just that highway in the state; it’s not just Connecticut highways changing the numbers either! We got the explanation from Department of Transportation’s Josh Morgan.
To see the new exit numbers: https://portal.ct.gov/dot/ctdot-press-releases/2024/replacement-of-highway-sign-and-sign-supports-along-ct-15-wilbur-cross-parkway-merritt-parkway?language=en_US
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