The 2025 WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour is officially off and running! The first stop is Curley’s Diner in Stamford. Melissa was joined by a myriad of guests, including both known Mayor Candidates (Arthur Augustyn and Mike Loughran), President and CEO of the Stamford Palace Theater Mike Moran, PJ from Hey…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” wondering if the General Assembly is about to open a legislative door to a possible “mileage-based user fee” to supplement or replace the state gasoline tax (00:47). Yankee Institute Labor Fellow Frank Ricci talked about former Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Chancellor Terrence Cheng stepping down,…
Former chief running officer of Runner’s World, unofficially known as the “Mayor of Running,” Bart Yasso, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his National Geographic book: 100 Runs of a Lifetime. Image Credit: jacoblund / iStock / Getty Images Plus
A Connecticut judge overturned a controversial Connecticut Siting Council decision to install monopoles along the Metro-North railroad in Bridgeport and Fairfield. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim commented on the lawsuit and what happens now with the proposed plan from United Illuminating. Image Credit: Getty Images
The head of the Connecticut state college and university system is stepping down after reports of his excessive spending. Chancellor Terrence Cheng has reached a settlement agreement with the governing board overseeing the public college system that he will step down at the end of June. Despite losing the prestigious title, Cheng will still shift…
We focus a lot on street takeovers but let’s do a deeper dive into some of the vehicles used. Gas and electric scooters, motor bike, dirt bikes, ATV’s, different versions of motorcycles; there are a lot of unfamiliar vehicles on our roadways. We spoke with Sgt. Luke Davis of the CT State Police about these…
Teacher positions, all the district’s librarians, a popular performing arts program and bus transportation for about 2,400 students all voted to be eliminated to help make up the budget gap in Bridgeport. The controversial decision could be reversed though, if the city invests more money into the district. We talked about this with Bridgeport Board…
Last night, about 100 teachers and adults protested in Stamford following the announcement about new block schedules for all public high schoolers. The Board of Education and Superintendent in Stamford made that call but not everyone loves the idea set to begin this fall. We got the details about it all from John Corcoran, Stamford…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” citing recent statements by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on the recent record and current appeal of the Democratic Party (00:39). Yankee Institute columnist Meghan Portfolio offered her latest detailed analysis of state budget and employee raise proposals (15:10). Italian-American One Voice Coalition President Andre DiMino talked…
There’s a feud brewing in downtown Milford surrounding live bands performing at local restaurants. There’s a vote to amend the rules on the books regarding live music at certain establishments. We got the details from Mayor Tony Giannattasio. We also talked about the possibility of a middle school shutting down. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz