From travel to shopping, there’s a lot to prepare for and scams to avoid. We spoke with Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli from the CT Department of Consumer Protection. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz
Melissa in the Morning: AI Companion Ban?
Senator Richard Blumenthal is advocating for a ban on AI companions for children called The Guard Act. This is a bi-partisan effort in Washington DC on top of the ongoing fight to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. We learned more about it with Senator Blumenthal. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff
Melissa in the Morning: Latest Health Headlines
Ultra-processed food like fast food, ready-to-eat meals and protein bars are linked to harm in every major organ of the human body. That’s according to the world’s largest review of ultra-processed foods and their impact on global health. We spoke about this with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. We also talked about a new…
Melissa in the Morning: New Housing Bill Concerns
Coincidence? Connecticut Republicans and Fairfield County residents say “I don’t think so!” The New York Post just released an article questioning the new affordable housing bill passed in the special session last week. Does it effectively create a better housing situation for Connecticut residents, or did it get the green light too soon benefiting our…
Melissa in the Morning: The Healing Chickadee
Grieving is a strange feeling. We don’t talk about it enough but it’s a process 100 percent of human beings will go through. We learned about Connecticut-based non-profit, Soulful Sydney, Inc, dedicated to children’s emotional health and offering programs tailored to help kids learn to grieve and prepare properly for loss. The program we focused…
Melissa in the Morning: Energy News
Eversource is set to increase prices in 2026 and PURA’s former chairwoman is still front-page news in Connecticut. We spoke with our energy contributor, Bryson Hull, Deputy Northeast Director for Consumer Energy Alliance. IMAGE CREDIT: Eric Urbanowicz
Melissa in the Morning: Opioid Addiction PSA
A lot of people are in denial about addiction and substance abuse. And when you think about how common that is, think about this: last year, 80% of people in the U.S. with substance use disorders received no treatment for it. It makes what is already a big problem, even bigger! That’s why local health…
Melissa in the Morning: Cloudflare Outage
The Cloudflare outage has been resolved but not before impacting websites, social media sites, ChatGPT, online gaming, Dropbox, Shopify and much more. How did this happen and how can we prevent it in future? We asked our cyber security expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, from University of New Haven. IMAGE CREDIT: Carolyn Meyer / University of…
Melissa in the Morning: Schick Layoffs
Edgewell Personal Care, which is the parent company of Schick, announced that the manufacturer is closing its doors and laying off nearly 300 employees. The manufacturing plant in Milford will completely close the plant by the end of 2027. We spoke with Attorney Gary Phelan, employment attorney with Hurwitz, Sagarin and Slossberg in Milford.
Melissa in the Morning: Weight Loss Drug Price Drop
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk says it will make the popular weight GLP-1 weight loss medication Wegovy more affordable for those without insurance coverage, dropping the price to $349 a month. The news comes weeks after the Trump Administration announced negotiating weight loss drug prices making them more accessible to consumers. We spoke with Dr. Joseph St.…