Joe Aguiar: Chai And Bysiewicz

Joe Aguiar: Chai And Bysiewicz

Joe Aguiar started the show off with a small rant about Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Stefanowski suing the Independent Party, which lead into a discussion about the political landscape with Libertarian Party Candidate to Represent the third district, Dr. Amy Chai (0:00). After that, Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined the conversation to talk about…

Melissa in the Morning: Halloween Safety

Melissa in the Morning: Halloween Safety

On the Horizon: Halloween — what do parents need to know about dangerous candies and street safety for trick-or-treaters? ((00:00)) Julie on the Job: Women are mass exiting their jobs at the highest rate we’ve seen in recent years. Why is that happening and what can be done? ((14:00)) We are in the midst of…

Melissa in the Morning: Marriage is _______.

Melissa in the Morning: Marriage is _______.

Over the past 2 weeks, marriage consultant, Bob Donovan, did a mini-survey to try and answer this: Marriage is (blank). He shares the answers and the significance behind those answers. ((00:00))  There is major price disparity depending on the relationship between your commercial health insurance and area hospitals. What’s the deal and how do we…

Melissa in the Morning: “Hunts Won’t Fix the Problem”

Melissa in the Morning: “Hunts Won’t Fix the Problem”

Connecticut has reached a record-high for bear break-in’s. Many have debated bringing back bear hunts. Annie Hornish is the Connecticut State Director of the Human Society of the US. She explains why hunts “won’t fix the problem.” ((00:00)) A pair of artists are bringing decades of work to the public. Learn about a new exhibit…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Rigged Marijuana Lottery?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Rigged Marijuana Lottery?

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” featured host Paul Pacelli wondering if critics were right months ago when they warned that the lottery system used to award recreational marijuana licenses was slanted toward major companies (0:25). Paul also talked about some new figures illustrating the impact that inflation is having on the average U.S. family (9:09). Image Credit:…

Melissa in the Morning: Respiratory Illnesses

Melissa in the Morning: Respiratory Illnesses

The state’s two children’s hospitals are overflowing with patients suffering from respiratory illnesses in what has become a national health crisis. Infectious disease doctors are concerned about the trend. Dr. Browne sheds some insight on this topic and what parents should know. IMAGE CREDIT:  iStock / Getty Images Plus 

Melissa in the Morning: Caring about Childcare

Melissa in the Morning: Caring about Childcare

A poll commissioned by Child Care for Connecticut’s Future has found overwhelming support for increasing Connecticut’s state investment in early care and education. We spoke about the findings with Jessica Sager, CEO of All Our Kin, a nonprofit that trains, supports and sustains family child care educators. ((00:00)) October is cybersecurity awareness month. We spoke…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Too Much Of Your Tax Money At Work?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Too Much Of Your Tax Money At Work?

On Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli, Yankee Institue for Public Policy reporter Marc Fitch filled us in on a major state project that’s encountering massive cost overruns at the expense of taxpayers (0:39). Journal inquirer of Manchester columnist Chris Powell joined us for his monthly check-in (10:05). Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame Executive Director…

Joe Aguiar: A Look At The Republicans

Joe Aguiar: A Look At The Republicans

Joe Aguiar took to the microphone today to take a few different things. First, Commuter Advocate Jim Cameron came on to talk about the latest with planes, trains and automobiles (0:00). Next, USA Today columnist Ingrid Jacques joined the program to talk about various things going on in the Republican Party, including the status of…