Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with his support for a Trump White House-authorized U.S. military strike against an alleged “narcoterrorist” boat operating in the Caribbean (00:58). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us live from the White House with more details about that Trump action against alleged drug cartels (15:17). The…
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Monroe/Easton/Trumbull GOP State Rep. Tony Scott to Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” to talk about the status of a rumored affordable housing bill for a possible upcoming General Assembly special session (00:49). Paul also had a few thoughts on a cryptic social media post about such a bill from a high-ranking state lawmaker…
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed noted national columnist Red Jahncke to Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat about a new study commissioned by the Yankee Institute and the Nutmeg Research Initiative. It looks at the long-term economic impact of Connecticut State Police overtime pay (00:49). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar dropped by to…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” looking at some new poll numbers from the University of New Hampshire regarding Governor Ned Lamont’s current job approval rating and his prospects for a possible re-election (00:30). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio discussed what she’s hearing about ongoing state employee union contract talks with Gov.…
Host Paul Pacelli chatted with State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding, of Brookfield, regarding what’s next for state power consumers regarding PURA – the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority – after several major controversies (00:42). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum explained the recent grand jury indictment of former FBI Director James Comey (10:37). CTNewsJunkie.com columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with news on the latest legal twist in the ongoing Bridgeport absentee ballot mess. Was the sentence too lenient? (00:33). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his thoughts on the latest absentee ballot developments (16:14). Former Wall Street Journal reporter Ken Rapoza talked about…
Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his surprise Large B-Cell Lymphoma cancer; how he found it, how it’s being treated and how it affects his personal and public life.Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” criticizing the idea that limiting protests on state highway overpasses infringes on the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment freedom of speech (00:50). Quinnipiac University Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Chetan Jaiswal explained the discovery of an apparent plot to disrupt cell phone service in parts of the…
Host Paul Pacelli cranked up a new week on “Connecticut Today” talking about recent comments made by Connecticut Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on the future of the national Democratic Party (00:46). We welcomed former U.S. Assistant Secretary for International Markets Mitchell Silk, the author of, “A Seat at the Table: An Inside Account of…
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch to Friday’s “Connecticut Today” to update the announced resignation of controversial Public Utilities Regulatory Authority chair Marissa Gillett (00:51). Paul kicked off the show with his thoughts as to whether or not political discourse will cool off at all in the wake of conservative activist…