Melissa in the Morning: EXCLUSIVE with Selectwoman Tara Carr

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Melissa in the Morning: EXCLUSIVE with Selectwoman Tara Carr

Brookfield First Selectman Tara Carr has been thrown off Twitter over a post considered to be threatening. Tara Carr exclusively joined Melissa to defend her words and explain what she meant in her recent tweets. ((00:00))

A pair of firefighters came on the show to talk about proposed legislation to better protect firefighters. We learned what the state is debating and if lawmakers actually have data to backup a refusal to fund supportive programs. ((15:36))

Right now, as little as 40% of patient premiums go to dental care.  As much as 60% goes to insurance company overhead. Under the proposed legislation, if an insurance carrier failed to invest most of premiums to oral health, the difference would be refunded to the patient. We heard from Kathlene Gerrity, Executive Director of the Connecticut State Dental Association. ((34:01))

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