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Melissa in the Morning: Weight Loss and Your Relationship

Losing weight tends to be a top resolution for Americans in the new year. And if it’s a priority for you, don’t ruin your relationship while losing weight. A 2014 study at North Carolina State University found that many relationships suffered when one partner lost at least 30 pounds. The data showed couples began fighting over food, nagging about exercise, and feeling annoyed about the time spent on weight loss efforts. We got advice on striking a balance between weight loss goals and relationship goals.

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Melissa in the Morning: HUGE Mistake

During a recent press conference following the deadly school shooting in Wisconsin, Madison’s Police Chief corrected a piece of information: who made the initial 9-1-1 call. That shouldn’t matter, but the initial report started a national frenzy. We spoke with Gary MacNamara about the behind-the-scenes workings for police departments in these investigations and their communication game plans with the media.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Stoking Unnecessary Fears?

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with comments from Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on MSNBC on what he still sees as a continued threat from President-elect Donald Trump. Did Senator Murphy go too far? (00:39). We spoke to CBS News political reporter Libby Cathey from West Palm Beach, FL, on the Trump transition (12:16). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the possibility of billions of dollars in state tax credits being reviewed in the coming General Assembly session (17:22)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Connecting The Dark Dots From The Opioid Crisis To Your Medical Debt

Lisa Wexler connects the dots between the middle-man businesses reaping exorbitant profits by pushing drugs like Oxy to the opioid crisis and debilitating medical debt.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Another School Shooting Tragedy

Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli welcomed University of New Haven criminal justice lecturer and former Supervisory Secret Service Agent Bobby McDonald to talk about Monday’s school shooting in Madison, WI (00:32). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill dropped by to chat about more parental control over social media use by kids (06:52)

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Lisa On The Law – Criteria For Fiduciary Fees, Beneficiary Vs. Trusts, And More!

Lisa Wexler covers caller questions about how to determine an executor fee for an estate? How to understand if your attorney fees are too high? What if you don’t agree if the judge’s decisions? What is the appeals process in probate court? What is the difference between making kids beneficiaries of bank accounts instead of creating a trust? Do you always need a lawyer when a person passes?

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Melissa in the Morning: Broken School District

There have been a lot of shakeups for the Bridgeport school district. In the last month, major budget cuts were announced, a new board chair was voted in and the superintendent resigned. So, what does this all mean for the 19,000 district students? We got perspective from Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents.

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Melissa in the Morning: ‘Poking Holes in Theories’

Mysterious drones continue to take center stage in the news since sightings have been reported in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. We spoke with Congressman Jim Himes, who serves Connecticut’s 4th District and is also the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He shared his perspective on the theories being thrown out there about the drones and the lack of communication around drone activity in general.

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Melissa in the Morning: Swatting Calls

A report of a threat targeting Greens Farms Elementary School in Westport has been deemed a hoax and was a swatting attempt. Police say Westport is one of several schools in Connecticut that were victims of swatting incidents on Friday. The next day, Bridgeport police cleared a hoax bomb threat at St. Margaret’s Shrine and called that a swatting incident as well. We did a deep dive into swatting incidents with Jim Perez during Crime on the Mind.

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The Mike Cerulli Show – December 14, 2024

On today’s show, Mike is joined by State Senator Ryan Fazio, Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives Matt Ritter, State Representative Vincent Candelora, Chairman of the New Haven County Young Republicans Patrick Burland, and State Representative-elect Joe Canino.