Columbia University reached a settlement with the Trump administration to end federal investigations into civil rights violations stemming from the protests at the New York City campus over the Israel-Hamas war. We asked Senator Richard Blumenthal if this is was the right answer for punishment. Image Credit: Reuters
A new report is revealing how Connecticut is doing with wage fairness for workers in our labor force. The report came from New Haven based non-profit, Connecticut Voices for Children. For more clarity on the report, we’re connecting now with Patrick O’Brien, Research and Policy Director of Connecticut Voices for Children. Welcome to the show…
Does it feel like your brain got faster in the last few years? You’re not crazy. New studies show even if you DID NOT get the virus, your brain aged during the pandemic. The findings of this study looking at 1,000 people were published in Nature Communications. Dr. Fred Browne, our infectious disease expert, shared…
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar to Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat about another progressive push against a possible third term by Gov. Ned Lamont, the latest state economic and housing numbers, and more possible challenges to a senior member of the state’s Congressional delegation (00:41). We also…
The Westport Country Playhouse Artistic Director, Mark Shanahan, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about their show “From Broadway to Hollywood,” a concert celebrating iconic stage and screen scores, July 24-26. Image Credit: stu99 / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Over 20-thousand tickets have been dished out to drivers passing school buses in the last year. As we reported, automated cameras were added to every bus in Bridgeport and recently, legislation was passed for more districts to get on board with this technology and combat the issue. We spoke with Steve Randazzo, chief growth officer…
It was facing extinction but now the piping plover has taken a U-turn in a better direction. New reports are highlighting the bird population numbers doing better. Tom Anderson of the Connecticut Audubon Society talked about the success story and credit to Connecticut for helping the bird species thrive. For more information: https://www.ctaudubon.org/ Image Credit:…
Connecticut State Police just launched a new online dashboard and it allows the public to track how many tickets troopers issue and the demographics of the people getting the tickets. To be clear, no names are revealed, we’re talking age, gender and ethnicity.Rick Green, Director of Communications for the Office of the Commissioner for the…
After a recently publicized ICE arrest in Danbury, “Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday’s show talking about whether or not ICE agents should be allowed to continue wearing masks during their raids (00:42). Shelton GOP State Sen. Jason Perillo joined us to talk about a relative lack of information from the State Department of…
MacKenzie Trupp, doctoral candidate at the University of Vienna, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her research in how viewing art can help mental health outcomes. Image Credit: shironosov / iStock / Getty Images Plus