Melissa in the Morning: Security for Lawmakers

Melissa in the Morning: Security for Lawmakers

Concern is high on Capitol Hill following the killing of Charlie Kirk. It’s the latest political attack in America in just the last year. As you know there were two assassination attempts on President Trump. But we’ve also seen the egregious murder of Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and the arson of…

Melissa in the Morning: “Burden” Workers

Melissa in the Morning: “Burden” Workers

Comments made by a Connecticut lawmaker are not sitting well with many. Last month, the Relief for Connecticut Borrowers Working Group convened to propose policy directed towards student loan assistance. In that August meeting, co-chair and State Representative Kavros-DeGraw, of Avon, was emphasizing the importance of a college education when she referred to workers without…

Melissa in the Morning: The “Kissing Bugs”

Melissa in the Morning: The “Kissing Bugs”

The CDC published a report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease. What is it and could we see it here in Connecticut? We asked Dr. Browne. IMAGE CREDIT: Dr. Fred Browne / Griffin Health

Melissa in the Morning: Save the Horseshoe Crabs

Melissa in the Morning: Save the Horseshoe Crabs

A new study is sounding the alarm about our horseshoe crab populations, specifically in Connecticut. The research was done by the Maritime Aquarium. What did the data reveal and what are some solutions to protect horseshoe crabs? We spoke with Rebha Raviraj, Project Manager in the Conservation Department at the Aquarium and the lead author…

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids

Senate Democrats are demanding that Governor Lamont and Legislative Leadership take action to protect the immigrant communities during the upcoming special session. There’s especially a focus on ICE raids at state courthouses. We spoke with Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox about this. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: Special Election in Fairfield

Melissa in the Morning: Special Election in Fairfield

It’s official: there will be a special election in Fairfield. Yesterday was the deadline to collect signatures in town that would support a special election for first selectman. State Senator Tony Hwang initiated the effort and says more than 3-thousand signatures were collected beyond the 5% needed to approve an election. First Selectwoman Christine Vitale…

Melissa in the Morning: Bette Lynn Paez

Melissa in the Morning: Bette Lynn Paez

We met democratic candidate for mayor of Shelton, Bette Lynn Paez.To learn more: https://paez4mayor.com/ IMAGE CREDIT: Eric Urbanowicz

Melissa in the Morning: Back-To-School Meeting

Melissa in the Morning: Back-To-School Meeting

There was a huge meeting yesterday where superintendents from across the state took part in the annual State Dept of Education Commissioner’s Back-to-School Meeting for the 2025-26 school year. Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, was there and shared some key takeaways. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Latest ALICE Report

Melissa in the Morning: Latest ALICE Report

A new report from United Way shows that more and more Connecticut residents are falling under the “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed,” also known as ALICE population. How many people are we talking and why are the numbers going up drastically? We asked Daniel Fitzmaurice, Director of Advocacy for United Way of Connecticut. For the…

Melissa in the Morning: DCF Commissioner Retirement

Melissa in the Morning: DCF Commissioner Retirement

Amid an investigation of an alleged captivity case in Waterbury and many other criticisms towards the Department of Children and Families, the commissioner retired. A new interim commissioner has been appointed but there are still a lot of questions following the abrupt exit of the former commissioner. We talked more about it with Senator Jason…