1. Attorney General William Tong sought a full public hearing before the Department of Insurance to scrutinize a series of 13 rate filings from nine health insurers seeking average rate hikes of 20.4 percent for the individual market and 14.8 percent for small groups. Award-winning broker, Alan Sheketoff, answered listener questions about the fears of…
Meet Gideon! This 5 year old male, black with white cat! He is neutered and up-to-date with vaccines and just as important a complete Ladies man! When The volunteers come in for their shift many first ask If Gideon is still here. Of course, we want all our animals to get adopted and into their…
1. A Connecticut mother shared her story of losing her newborn to a horrific illness called parechovirus. Kat Delancy told us about her son Ronan and what doctors found out too late. ((00:00)) 2. And continuing the conversation about parechovirus, Dr. Andrew Wong, a primary care physician with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group in Westport, informed…
1. A 15-year-old Bridgeport boy is dead and a female victim is wounded following a shooting at a large party in Fairfield. Lt. Michael Paris gave us the latest on the investigation. ((00:10))2. Brad Pitt recently shared that he has undiagnosed facial blindness. What is that and how do you cope with it? Dr. Zara…
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli spoke to State Senate GOP leader Kevin Kelly of Stratford about proposed health insurance rate hikes that could hit policy holders who bought coverage from the Access Heath CT exchange (0:34). University of New Haven Political Science Professor Dr. Matthew Schmidt talked about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister…
1. Mix 16oz of sour cream and 16oz of cream cheese (at room temp) together.2. Squeeze juice from one lemon over the mix3. Add a dash of garlic salt, dress mixture with Worcestershire sauce4. Add 16oz of crab sticks — chop into 1/4 inch pieces5. Once everything is mixed together, add some shreddded cheese and…
1. We took questions from listeners and asked Governor Lamont for answers. We talked about state parks, oil and electricity prices, police policies, the mental help crisis line and so much more. ((00:10))2. Following tragedies, how much support do police get for their emotions? Gary MacNamara serves on a committee that tackles this for Connecticut…
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute for Public Policy correspondent Marc Fitch to talk about Connecticut’s new online unemployment system (0:24). Paul also talked about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s continued detention in Russia (11:42). Image Credit: Getty Images
New research from Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare shows those who practice intermittent fasting have a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 complications. Is there any truth to this? And we took some listener questions about covid boosters. Dr. Browne covered it all. IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus
1. There is a new up and coming program called Westport College Prep. It is a postsecondary transition program for neurodiverse learners. Dr. Dawn Matera, co-founder of the Westport Day School, shared all the details about the program for special needs adults. ((00:10))2. Helping Hands Outreach has been around for over a decade. The creator of this…