We spoke with Choate student, Emma Shwerin, the youngest female in America to successfully climb all seven summits of Mount Everest.
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This week is Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, and we spoke with Dept. of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli about identifying this scam and avoiding being duped by fraudsters.
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A large sinkhole caused the closure of part of Route 113 near Sikorsky Airport in Stratford. The DOT is now trying to find a long term solution to the problem, which was likely caused by tidal issues. We spoke with Josh Morgan of the DOT about this, work starting on the Commodore Hull Bridge and reaction to DOT-related legislation passing this session.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened a new week on “Connecticut Today” wondering – as state budget talks run up against another deadline – if Connecticut lawmakers should be in Hartford on a full-time basis to avoid bad lawmaking (01:08). Trumbull GOP State Rep. Dave Rutigliano dropped by to chat about the latest news regarding state budget talks in Hartford (14:47). Commuter advocate and columnist Jim Cameron talked about his latest column, detailing the state’s potential loss of millions of dollars through vehicles being improperly registered out-of-state (21:09). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill had some thoughts on the recent Trump White House pardon for former Gov. John Rowland (30:27). CBS News military analyst and U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Jeff McCausland analyzed recent news of a major sneak attack by Ukraine on Russian military air forces (38:09)
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The Senate passed a controversial housing bill 20 to 15 over the weekend. Lawmakers debated until 3 in the morning Saturday, and it now heads to the governor’s desk. Governor Lamont has already indicated that he will sign a significant housing bill into law. We got reaction from Alexis Harrison, co-founder of CT169Strong.
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The Connecticut legislature is in its final push before adjournment of its regular session this Wednesday at midnight. Lawmakers need to approve a two-year budget with the fiscal period starting July first. Are we going to see enough money invested back into our K-12 public schools? We got perspective from Kate Dias, President of the Connecticut Education Association.
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A “bell-to-bell” ban on cellphones in Fairfield’s schools has reached the Board of Education. Superintendent of Schools, Michael Testani, introduced three policies tackling cell phone rules in the district. We got more clarity from him on these policies and how soon they could go into effect.
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The FBI says it is investigating an attack on an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, as an act of terrorism. Police say eight people are injured after a man used a makeshift flamethrower and threw Molotov cocktails at a group gathered to raise awareness about Israeli hostages held in Gaza. We spoke about the case and major takeaways with former FBI Agent, Ken Gray.
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