It’s official; New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart is exploring a run for governor. She is working to earn the Republican nomination but already seems to have competition in the party. We spoke with her about her plans.
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For decades, Gatorade has been the go-to drink to fuel athletes and gym-goers by restoring lost electrolytes. But does a troubling ingredient list outweigh the benefits of drinking it? Dr. Andrew Wong with Hartford Healthcare weighs in on the discussion around these sports drinks.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Monday’s “Connecticut Today” talking about the controversy over Elon Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency (00:25). We also featured remarks from Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy the previous day on ABC’s “This Week” regarding recent actions by the Trump White House (15:36). CBS News correspondent Stacy Lyn updated us on the latest legal action in the Trump White House federal worker buyout offer case (23:18)
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Interim Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools, Dr. Royce Avery, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss how he is working to bring confidence into the school system through collaboration ad transparency, what the State will be doing to support Bridgeport’s schools, student cell phone policy, and why he hopes to stay in his position.
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Friday’s “Connecticut Today” wrapped up the week with Darien/Norwalk GOP State Rep. Tracy Marra regarding a bill that would repeal part of a law that allowed last year’s sale of the Bridgeport-based Aquarion Water Company to a new affiliate of the reformed South Central Regional Water Authority (00:32). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum talked about the Trump White House push to stop “Birthright Citizenship” (09:58), a topic that Paul opened the show with (18:09)
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Alexis Harrison, co-founder of CT169Strong, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the need to tailor transit-oriented development to local conditions.
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There’s a push to invest much more money into our Connecticut tourism budget. According to the Office of Tourism, the tourism budget was cut and in the budget address this week, I didn’t hear anything about new state dollars going to tourism. That means the tourism budget could be cut even more, even though tourism efforts have been a big driver in bringing people to Connecticut over the last few years. Dan O’Keefe, Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development gave us more concrete numbers to support getting more dollars from the state for tourism.
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In the governor’s budget address, he said the state will continue a $400 million investment per year in housing. But are the housing priorities that were presented enough to create more workforce, affordable housing? We asked our housing expert, Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners.
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There’s a proposed bill in Hartford that addresses unsportsmanlike behavior toward referees in youth sports. According to reports, many referees in Connecticut leave due to aggressive and over involved parents. Glenn Lungarini, executive director of the CIAC, talked about the bill and why it’s necessary to pass.
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There’s a renewed push in Hartford to lower Connecticut’s legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit in this year’s legislative session. The bigger push for it comes following an increase in highway fatalities, including wrong way crashes done at the hands of impaired drivers. But does lowering the BAC do more harm than good for our state? Scott Dolch, President of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, explains why lowering the BAC is another challenge for local restaurants and bars instead of making a big difference in stopping bad driver behavior.
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