Comptroller Sean Scanlon released the audit results showing an alarming systemic spending problem among administrators in the CSCU system. We got key takeaways from the investigation and recommendations for change from the comptroller.
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Eversource and natural gas customers could see an increase in their bills down the line because of a change in the companies’ credit ratings. With a lower credit rating, these utility companies say it will cost more to secure money for large projects, and customers will end up footing a larger bill. To better understand yet another increase with utility bills, we spoke with Eversource Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Requirements, Doug Horton.
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Darien’s high school football team is getting a lot of attention on the internet after making a questionable play during last week’s championship game against New Canaan. The CIAC has since spoken out about the play and reiterated that it can’t happen moving forward. We spoke with CIAC Executive Director, Glenn Lungarini.
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A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu. While no cases have been detected in Connecticut yet, we wanted to talk about the illness in terms of symptoms, transmission, and prevention with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s mid-week “Connecticut Today” wondering why there continues to be a general lack of reaction to urban gun violence on a regular basis in both Connecticut and the U.S. (00:36). Quinnipiac University Assistant Professor of Law Wayne Unger discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to step in on a case that could put the social media app TikTok out of business in the U.S. (13:44), while Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar had the buzz on the biggest state stories (21:42)
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The original Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner, revealed that he’s been fighting Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, an incurable and rare slow-growing type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Yale Cancer Center expert, Dr. Natalia Neparidze, explained risk factors, treatment strategy, and the prognosis.
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We spoke with Bridgeport Fire Chief Lance Edwards and Police Chief Roderick Porter about safety tips during the holidays and winter season.
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Two of the most popular news year’s resolutions include weight loss and more travel. Unfortunately, there is usually an uptick in scams for gym memberships, weight loss products and vacation packages. We spoke with Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli from the CT Department of Consumer Protection. He shared advice to avoid being scammed in 2025.
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