Lisa Wexler answers audience questions about how to claim money from CT’s “Big List” if the deceased moved out of state? And what is a “pourover” will?
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Melissa in the Morning: Special Session?
The commissioner of a major state office announced her retirement but is there more to the story than just stepping down? Following the news about Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford, a letter demanding transparency and accountability has surfaced from state lawmakers. Senator Steve Harding wrote the letter and spoke about the outrage surrounding this retirement decision.
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Melissa in the Morning: Chromebooks on Fire
The latest TikTok challenge has prompted urgent warnings from school districts and law enforcement agencies in multiple states including here in Connecticut. Several districts have already had chromebooks messed with prompting evacuations and letters sent home to families. We spoke with Lauri Volkert, State Fire Marshal, about the dangerous trend and why you need to talk about this with your kids as young as kindergarten.
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Melissa in the Morning: David Bindelglass
After completing his third term, Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass announced he is retiring. We asked him about his decision and his biggest takeaways in office.
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Melissa in the Morning: Worse than Stranger Danger
A high school softball coach is facing charges after allegedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior and “unwanted touching” of students. That’s according to Norwalk Police and they’re talking about 70-year-old Cary Nadel, who turned himself into police last week and was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a minor. While these are allegations at this point, it’s an example of familiar people crossing an inexcusable line. Crime prevention expert Jim Perez shared what makes cases like this different than a random stranger danger situation and how to increase safety for your family.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Get Beyond The Arrogance At The Capitol
Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Friday’s “Connecticut Today” pointing out the arrogant disregard emanating from the State Capitol on the issue of transgender athletes in Connecticut (00:35). We heard from Family Institute of Connecticut Executive Director Peter Wolfgang (14:45) and Connecticut Catholic Conference Executive Director Chris Healy (19:57) on Pope Leo XIV’s election. Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly update, including the latest on school funding (26:13)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Westport Hamlet Is Not A Hamlet
Doug Weber, Founder and Publisher, WESTPORT JOURNAL, joins LIsa Wexler to discuss how Westport ended up with zoning changes that empowered a developer with dramatic changes to original plans under a threat of enacting an affordable housing concept if things don’t go their way.
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Melissa in the Morning: Nuvance and Northwell Join Forces
Northwell Health and Nuvance Health announced that the two health systems have officially joined together to form a new integrated regional health system that will enhance care for communities across greater New York and Connecticut, serving a population of more than 13 million. It’s an announcement that is getting a lot of attention from Connecticut residents, since Nuvance Health oversees hospitals in our state, including Norwalk Hospital. For more details on the union, we spoke with Dr. John Murphy, president and CEO of Nuvance Health’s division of Northwell Health.
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Melissa in the Morning: “The Link”
Many studies show a strong correlation, referred to as “the link,” between animal abuse, child abuse and domestic abuse. And now, many state agencies in Connecticut are working together to better address “the link” and combat the issues of abuse. We got insight about this from Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt.
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Melissa in the Morning: F-Bombs from the Mayor
Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti is in the hot seat after making foul comments on social media. He was candid with us about his remarks and gave the backstory about what led to dropping f-bombs online.
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