All bills passed in the House during the first day of special session yesterday. The one piece of legislation getting most of the attention is the housing legislation. We spoke with House Minority Leader, Rep. Vin Candelora, about day 1 of the session. ((00:00)) We also heard from Democratic State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, for his…
The government shutdown may be over, but the issues at airports across the country will linger at least for a few weeks. We spoke with retired commercial airline pilot, Paul Zielinski, who gave us some perspective. Image Credit: Getty Images
All five Connecticut members of the U.S. House voted against the bill to end the federal government shutdown. The five Democratic lawmakers were on the losing side, as the Republican led House approved the bill last night and sent it to President Trump’s desk for his signature. We spoke with Congressman Jim Himes following the…
We met the newly elected first selectman of Westport, Kevin Christie. Image Credit: Getty Images
Apparently, Connecticut is filled with people opening their hearts and their wallets to neighbors in need. According to a recent report from WalletHub, Connecticut was ranked the 13th most charitable state in the country, and the second in New England. We spoke with Karla Fortunato, President of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, about the news…
Jaqueline Torres-Garcia was a 12-year-old girl whose body was found outside an abandoned New Britain home earlier this fall. Police shared that the little girl was murdered last year. Investigative reporter, Jeff Derderian, has been digging into this story and combing through videos and documents on the case. We spoke with him about the latest…
November is Veterans Month, and we know Connecticut is home to some incredible non-profits dedicated to supporting veterans. But did you know the American Red Cross isn’t just an organization about blood donations and responding in natural disasters? Apparently, the Red Cross specifically serves hundreds of thousands of military and veteran families through the Hero…
The Connecticut ACLU is demanding that cities and towns stop using automatic license plate readers. The organization is calling for a pause of the use of these devices by police departments over allegations that personal data is being misused. We asked former chief of police in Fairfield, Gary MacNamara, who also sits on law enforcement…
Maybe the workplace isn’t on fire all the time, but it is sometimes…Not according to Gen-Z workers, according to a recent Washington Post article. We talked about it with career strategist, Julie Bauke. For information on new tech internships for college students in the tristate: https://starteryou.com/ Image Credit: Getty Images
Since House Bill 5002 was vetoed by the governor, a new housing bill has been crafted and will be voted on during the special session this week. What are the key differences between the two pieces of legislation and why is there more support this time around? We spoke with Joe DeLong, Executive Director and…