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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Tariff Disaster Or Master Stroke?

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli took calls and texts regarding a big wave of tariffs announced by the Trump White House that critics say could crash the economy, while supporters say such a move is long overdue (00:51). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation Dr. James Mohs discussed those tariffs, emphasizing that they’re likely part of far bigger negotiations (15:09). Connecticut Police Chiefs Association President and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado discussed changes he’d like to see made to some of the state’s marijuana laws (22:35), while “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi talked about Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s current budget proposal and the latest news on the city’s board of education (30:28)

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Melissa in the Morning: ‘Russian’ Tariffs

President Trump unveiled a long list of countries and territories getting hit with tariffs, and said they were being punished for unfair trade practices. Interestingly enough, while these tariffs were announced, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal announced new legislation that would slap 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium or other products. We spoke with Senator Blumenthal about all the tariffs talk this week.

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Melissa in the Morning: WHO is Actually Home Insecure?

A Stamford teacher revealed a reality of housing insecurity in our state and WHO is really impacted by this. Her testimony may surprise you; we spoke about her story and the general issue with affordable workforce housing availability in our state with Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners.

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Melissa in the Morning: Death Penalty Likelihood

Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. When’s the last time we’ve heard about the death penalty being used and how does it compare to this case? To talk about the likelihood and legality around this, we spoke with our legal expert, Attorney Bill Bloss.

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Melissa in the Morning: Dr. David Chess

The first candidate to publicly announce running for mayor in Stratford joined us in studio. Dr. David Chess shared his background of 40 years working in the healthcare industry and building businesses. He explained why he is now turning to a political path and his plans for Stratford if elected.

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Melissa in the Morning: Norovirus Outbreak

More than two-hundred passengers are sick with norovirus on a luxury cruise ship. The Cunard Line ship left England and sailed to New York and the Caribbean before returning to the United Kingdom. We spoke with Dr. Browne from Griffin Health about this and what to do to protect yourself on your next cruise.
For more information: https://www.cdc.gov/vessel-sanitation/cruise-ship-outbreaks/index.html

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Getting Tougher On Connecticut’s Roads?

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday’s midweek “Connecticut Today” by looking at proposals in Hartford to deal with more possible “street takeovers” during the coming warmer months (00:35). Blogger Chris Powell had some tough words for the state’s T.V. news operations and how they’re covering the Waterbury home imprisonment case (14:58). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar joined us to chat about a possible multi-billion-dollar rate increase request from Eversource (22:56)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Greenwich Author, Jeff Cooper, On His New Thriller: AFTER THE FACT!

Greenwich author, law professor, and lawyer, Jeff Cooper joins Lisa Wexler ahead of his Greenwich Historical Society’s April 9th event for his thriller: The Final Account.

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Melissa in the Morning: Street Takeovers and Speedsters

Connecticut lawmakers are proposing tougher penalties for super speeders and people participating in street takeovers. It seems like there is strong bipartisan support for a few bills on this. We got more insight from state Senator Jason Perillo who sits on the Judiciary Committee.

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Melissa in the Morning: Shuttered Harding High School

A plan to sell the shuttered Harding High School to Bridgeport Hospital fell through and now there are plans to potentially create a pre-K through eight grade school at the location. But with three existing schools in the East End and talks about eliminating schools in the district, how does this proposal make sense? We got some clarity from Jorge Garcia, Director of Facilities for the Bridgeport school district.

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