A Connecticut company is in hot water this morning after a man w allegedly fired for sharing his wage with a fellow colleague. Earlier this month, a filed lawsuit highlights an employee was terminated after being asked not to share news about a pay increase with other employees, but he did. Is it illegal to…
Broadway is coming to Fairfield! We met Melissa Errico ahead of her show happening this month at the SHU Community Theatre. Melissa Errico is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway star. She is an actress, singer and author who contributes regularly to The New York Times. We got to chat with Errico about her journey to getting on stage and…
Anyone who has spent time in a classroom can tell you about the value of student engagement. According to a recent Gallup poll, students who are engaged in their learning are 2.5 times more likely to say that they get excellent grades and do well in school. With 150 students now participating in the Stamford…
Connecticut Insider highlighted what’s been happening behind closed doors with the Freedom of Information Act and many residents have no idea what it means for you when it comes to accessing public information. Colleen Murphy is the Executive Director and General Counsel for Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission. She shared the Freedom of Information Act,…
A new study suggests that teenagers who spend too much on computers and video games may turn psychotic. A new paper published in JAMA Psychiatry says researchers studied over 12-hundred participants who spent a lot of time online as teenagers and found they were up to seven percent more likely than their peers to have…
For the first time, we had Comptroller Sean Scanlon in studio and we wanted to do a check-in on some major programs his office has been working on. First, we tackled MyCTSavings to see how many businesses are now offering retirement plans for their employees. Learn more at: https://myctsavings.com/ We also talked about ArrayRX and people’s access…
According to reports, there is strong bi-partisan support for House Bill 5321: An Act Requiring Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. If passed, the law would require every newborn in Connecticut to get screened for this starting in July of 2027. We asked Senator Jeff Gordon about the significance of this for families. We also…
This weekend, Stratford High School’s gymnasium will be transformed into a Vegas-style boxing arena. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, a regulation-sized boxing ring will allow competitors to take center stage for the Chick Rosnick Boxing Club’s first Next Level Champion Boxing Show. What is the Chick Rosnick Boxing Club and what does the sport do for…
There’s a common misconception that when your kids graduate from high school, the next step is college. But that’s actually not be true for all. In fact, more and more studies show kids go to college without a vision of their future, leave with a lot of school debt, and get a degree that doesn’t…
Cannabis company, Budr, is not giving up its effort to land a permanent spot at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport. After the city council rejected its initial bid last year, Budr came back with a call for zoning changes. We wanted to get some business perspective on this story from Dan Onofrio of The…