Melissa in the Morning: “Aircraft Carrier” Housing Bill

Melissa in the Morning: “Aircraft Carrier” Housing Bill

Wouldn’t you want to know what bills impacting housing, planning and zoning for your town or city are being discussed up in Hartford? There are major conversations happening this week in particular and it’s important you make your voice heard before the session wraps up in June. Alexis Harrison of CT169Strong explained the aircraft carrier…

Melissa in the Morning: Morning Without Child Care

Melissa in the Morning: Morning Without Child Care

Financial strain, difficulty holding down a job, not to mention early childhood development and education having a negative impact on your kids; these are just some of the most common outcomes when families don’t have affordable, accessible child care. Tomorrow, Connecticut will mark its fourth annual Morning Without Child Care, a day of action spotlighting…

Melissa in the Morning: College Students Using AI

Melissa in the Morning: College Students Using AI

A recent New York Magazine’s article reports college students everywhere are offloading more and more of their course work to artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. Our cybersecurity expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, breaks down the pro’s and con’s of more artificial intelligence usage at the college level. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Recruiting Skilled Workers

Melissa in the Morning: Recruiting Skilled Workers

Like an athlete gets scouted in high school for a division one college, a Wall Street Journal article highlighted how companies are scouting for students with trades skills to graduate high school and land great jobs! We spoke to career strategist, Julie Bauke, about this. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Special Session?

Melissa in the Morning: Special Session?

The commissioner of a major state office announced her retirement but is there more to the story than just stepping down? Following the news about Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford, a letter demanding transparency and accountability has surfaced from state lawmakers. Senator Steve Harding wrote the letter and spoke about the outrage…

Melissa in the Morning: Chromebooks on Fire

Melissa in the Morning: Chromebooks on Fire

The latest TikTok challenge has prompted urgent warnings from school districts and law enforcement agencies in multiple states including here in Connecticut. Several districts have already had chromebooks messed with prompting evacuations and letters sent home to families. We spoke with Lauri Volkert, State Fire Marshal, about the dangerous trend and why you need to…

Melissa in the Morning: David Bindelglass

Melissa in the Morning: David Bindelglass

After completing his third term, Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass announced he is retiring. We asked him about his decision and his biggest takeaways in office. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Worse than Stranger Danger

Melissa in the Morning: Worse than Stranger Danger

A high school softball coach is facing charges after allegedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior and “unwanted touching” of students. That’s according to Norwalk Police and they’re talking about 70-year-old Cary Nadel, who turned himself into police last week and was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury…

Melissa in the Morning: Nuvance and Northwell Join Forces

Melissa in the Morning: Nuvance and Northwell Join Forces

Northwell Health and Nuvance Health announced that the two health systems have officially joined together to form a new integrated regional health system that will enhance care for communities across greater New York and Connecticut, serving a population of more than 13 million. It’s an announcement that is getting a lot of attention from Connecticut…

Melissa in the Morning: “The Link”

Melissa in the Morning: “The Link”

Many studies show a strong correlation, referred to as “the link,” between animal abuse, child abuse and domestic abuse. And now, many state agencies in Connecticut are working together to better address “the link” and combat the issues of abuse. We got insight about this from Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt. Image Credit: Getty…