Governor Lamont stopped by for the first time since marijuana products sales became legal in Connecticut. We tackled impaired driving concerns, serving underage users and the war on drugs. Plus, he answered other listener questions involving tax cuts, energy costs and combating wrong way drivers. ((00:00)) Holiday scam reports were up big time in 2022.…
Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured Jordan Davidson from the group “Smart Approaches to Marijuana” talking about Connecticut’s recreational marijuana rollout and who stands to benefit the most (0:47). Former Florida GOP Congressman Francis Rooney talked about what’s ahead for the new Congress (14:48). State Senate GOP Leader Kevin Kelly joined us to talk…
Meet Comet, a lovely, playful red husky. Comet is 3 years old and happy and healthy. He has previously lived with children, but of course we would want to have him meet any new children in a potential family at the shelter. He is very playful with dogs although sometimes he has a rude playing…
Bridgeport, like other municipalities, is experiencing a shortage of police officers. We spoke with Chief Roderick Porter and Lt. Angelo Collazo about recruitment efforts. ((00:00)) The Connecticut Audubon has a new nature preserve at Stratford Point! We spoke with Patrick Comins about the new acquired land and what it means for bird enthusiasts. ((16:54)) Tennis…
Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli opened with Paul’s update on the first day of recreational marijuana sales in the state (0:30). Marijuana Policy Project Senior Legislative Counsel DeVaughn Ward also joined us to chat about the start of marijuana sales (9:56), while Connecticut marijuana retailer Ben Zachs talked about what customers he was…
New York State is looking to join Connecticut and 11 other states in offering mental health days for K-12 students. But what should mental health days away from school look like? We got insight from professional counselor, Julius Dudics. ((00:00)) New year, new job? We talked about resume building and the need for a LinkedIn…
Monday’s “Connecticut Today” featured host Paul Pacelli’s thoughts on the start of recreational marijuana sales in the state (0:30). University of New Haven criminal justice lecturer Robert McDonald offered his analysis on the Idaho college murder investigation (6:30). Noted immigration attorney Renata Castro weighed in on the latest immigration law proposals from the Biden White…
Lawmakers are expected to return to the State Capitol in Hartford today. Legislative business was canceled last Thursday and Friday because of the death of Middletown state Representative Quentin Williams. We kick off our bi-weekly interviews hearing from senators representing both major political parties in Connecticut. Democratic Senator James Maroney and Republican Senator Tony Hwang…
Today we are sneaking in an extra set of paws on our pet of the week. Artemis is our OFFICIAL cat we are here to talk about, and there are a lot of good things to say about this three-year-old beauty. She is social, playful, mostly sweet tempered, and will keep you laughing with her…
Doctors say Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin may have experienced agitation of the heart during Monday night’s game. We spoke with Dr. Jared Selter of Hartford Healthcare about what happened to Hamlin and how CPR was the life saver in this developing story. ((00:00)) January is National Blood Donor Month and we checked in with…