This week is the 10th annual Turquoise Takeover with a focus on ending lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. About every two minutes someone is diagnosed with lung cancer. We spoke with Pulmonologist, Dr. Steven Thau, about an increase in survival rates, new advancements in early detection and the importance…
The 2024 legislative session may be over, but the aftermath continues this morning. Even though the clock struck 12 and a bill around a slush fund helping striking workers passed, the Governor plans to veto it. We spoke with Senate Minority Leader, Senator Steve Harding, about the major takeaways from this session, including handling absentee…
The Connecticut legislature has ended its 2024 regular session. The gavel fell at midnight to end a short session of the legislature where no budget adjustments were passed. There were some small bills that had big impact on Connecticut residents, that got approval that we wanted to highlight. But there were also some big misses,…
It seemed like an easy way to make some extra cash, but a Connecticut woman discovered an ad posted on Instagram to rate clothing from major brands online was not only a waste of time but money. Our latest scam alert from the BBB focuses on this “too good to be true” scam and ways…
We had a couple major health news stories this week all surrounding smells.New research shows the smell of food cooking is a sign of air pollution. A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration measured what they called “underappreciated sources” of urban air pollution. Researchers found that cooking accounts for a nearly a…
Eversource announced a cut of 500-million-dollars in spending in Connecticut over the next five years. The company says it will no longer be investing 100-million-dollars in each of the next five years on infrastructure and other projects in Connecticut. The cuts will only involve capital projects, not day to day operations. We wanted to get…
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to talk about the teacher shortage we are still dealing with in Connecticut. And now with the 2024 legislative session behind us, what’s the latest on recruiting and retaining educators in Connecticut? We did a deep dive with Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the Connecticut Association…
Do you remember going to prom? It’s like a right of passage. It’s a milestone moment for highschoolers but a lot of students can’t go because it’s too expensive to buy that special gown or pay for a ticket to attend. That’s why Norwalk Public Schools Family Center is hosting its first “Say Yes to…
For the first time on air, we welcomed newly elected Monroe First Selectman Terry Rooney. This week, he passed the town budget, and it reflected his law enforcement knowledge from being a former Bridgeport police officer. We found out how the budget included a lot of focus on cybersecurity for homeowners and public town offices.…
This week is National Nurses Week and it’s no secret, we NEED more nurses in our state. We wanted to look at the initiatives our state has started to recruit and retain more nurses to Connecticut and also found out about some other avenues we could look at to continue improving the problem at hand.…