Susan Lee, President, New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss their lawsuit against congestion pricing, and the nuts & bolts of the new tax.
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Melissa in the Morning: Key Takeaways from ‘State of the State’
The 2025 Legislative Session is officially underway. It kicked off with a state of the state address by Governor Ned Lamont. We broke down some of the major takeaways from the speech and what issues lie ahead for lawmakers, speaking with Senate Minority Leader, Steve Harding.
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Melissa in the Morning: AI in Hospitals
A recent article highlighted some solutions for the medical field. It’s common knowledge that hospital systems are facing ongoing staff shortages and there are growing patient demands. Healthcare organizations in Connecticut and across the globe are utilizing artificial intelligence more. We asked Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health about this.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Is Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation Out Of Touch?
Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s mid-week “Connecticut Today” with news on how the state’s U.S. House delegation voted the previous day on a controversial immigration law bill (00:37). Affinity Grow President Rino Ferrarese returned to the show to discuss Connecticut’s evolving medical and recreational marijuana markets (16:31). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar offered his thoughts on Gov. Ned Lamont’s State of the State Address and a growing controversy over allegations of grocery price gouging (27:14)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – What Makes Mediation Work?
Brock Hotaling, President of the CT Mediation Association, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his book WHY THINGS DON’T WORK, the basis for a new course at CSCU, open to the public, and how to fix what doesn’t work with the art and science of system dynamics. How do people get unstuck from their convictions?
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Melissa in the Morning: Bridgeport School Funding Takeover?
Bridgeport’s acting superintendent of schools and the board of education chair will be in Hartford tomorrow to talk with lawmakers about the nearly $39-million-dollar deficit the district is now facing. Questions about whether the state should take over the finances of the district are now on the table. We asked Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim about this.
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Melissa in the Morning: 2025 Legislative Session Projections
Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, we spoke with political reporter, Mike Cerulli, about the biggest hot button topics over the next few months. Besides a budget, what will lawmakers debate up in Hartford now through June?
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Melissa in the Morning: Disturbing Cases
A Sacred Heart University athletics employee faces numerous felony charges for allegedly attempting sexual contact and assault of a 14-year-old girl. The news comes just weeks after a very disturbing case of child sex abuse out of Southbury regarding a 75-year-old man. These two cases in Connecticut beg the question: how common are child sex abuse cases, and are we doing enough to detect dangerous predators. We spoke with Former FBI agent, Ken Gray.
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Melissa in the Morning: Fire Dangers
Fast moving wildfires in California this week have engulfed thousands of acres of land and prompting evacuations for close to 50,000 people. From wildfires to the common house fire, we spoke about fire safety with the American Red Cross Connecticut. Jon Basso, Senior Community Disaster Program Manager, shared his expertise in disaster response.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Stop Promising Help On Electric Policy
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” by warning folks not to expect any substantive changes or policy positions from the General Assembly regarding energy and electric rates in Connecticut (00:41). CT Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch talked about a controversy surrounding Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chairwoman Marissa Gillett (14:42). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about this week’s start of the new General Assembly session (23:17), while CBS News Correspondent Aaron Navarro updated us on the Trump White House transition from West Palm Beach, FL (31:26)
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