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The Lisa Wexler Show – Filing Wills, Advance Beneficiary Distributions, Probate Fees, Joint Deeds And Living Trusts

Lisa Wexler answers questions about how long wills are kept on file, what information is available, and if a will is left open after 15 years do beneficiaries still get what was left to them? How do executors know if they can make advance distributions to beneficiaries? Why should you ask the court’s decision? What is an executor’s authority to settle estates for medical bills? What is an estate sales tax? What is the gross taxable estate? What do probate fees subsidize? Why create joint deeds or a living trust? Will wills always say how property is disposed of?

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Melissa in the Morning: End Homelessness in CT

According to state statistics from 2024, 3,410 people were experiencing homelessness in Connecticut. That’s up 13% from numbers recorded in January 2023. What are we doing to address homelessness in our state? In studio, we meet State Representative Kadeem Roberts from Norwalk, who serves as the co-chair of the End Homelessness Caucus, to find out what lawmakers are doing to combat homelessness.

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Melissa in the Morning: ‘City-Killer’ Asteroid

Mainstream media jumped on a NASA report pretty quickly, creating havoc for Americans regarding the ‘city-killer’ asteroid. How likely is it that this massive space rock will hit Earth by the year 2032? We asked our science guru, David Mestre.

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Melissa in the Morning: Loophole in Sick Time Law?

The expanded sick time law in Connecticut could be having a severe impact on employees for public school districts. The legislation in effect this year requires Connecticut companies with at least 25 employees to give staff up to 40 hours of paid sick time. But how is this impacting school districts? We asked Bethel Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Christine Carver, shared what’s happening in her district and others due to this law change.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Crossing A Line At The White House?

Host Paul Pacelli heard from a lot of callers on Friday’s “Connecticut Today” regarding an all-out argument that broke out earlier in the day at the White House involving President Trump, Vice-President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (00:53). Former Derby Fire Chief Chuck Stankye dropped by again to talk about this weekend’s observation of 50 years since a massive explosion and fire at Shelton’s Sponge Rubber Products plant (14:45). Quinnipiac University Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship and Strategy David Cadden talked about today’s nationwide so-called “Economic Blackout” (25:47), while CBS News tech. reporter Ian Sherr reacted to word of more parental controls being introduced by Apple on many of their devices (33:11)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Why You Must Call 911 For Lithium Battery Fires

Westport Deputy Fire Marshal Rob Lenois joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why lithium battery fires are challenging and must be handled by professionals.

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Melissa in the Morning: Airline Insight

February was a rough month for the airline industry, filled with high-profile crashes and other incidents involving aircraft. We had a deadly mid-air collision in DC, a deadly medical jet crash in Philadelphia, a plane that flipped and crashed in Toronto, and just this week, a near miss in Chicago between a plane and private jet. While many are uneasy to board their next flight, we got some perspective from longtime major airline captain, Paul Zielinski.

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Melissa in the Morning: Kidney Cancer Vaccine

Kidney cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, and a therapeutic vaccine shows promising results, offering new hope for those suffering with the disease. Dr. David Braun, a medical oncologist and researcher at Yale Cancer Center is here – he was the principal investigator on the kidney cancer vaccine study that published in the medical journal, Nature.

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Melissa in the Morning: Speeding on Rural Roads

Starting this weekend, you may see more police cruisers popping up in rural towns. That’s because a new DOT rural roads safety campaign is rolling out, aimed at cracking down on speeding and reducing crashes on rural roads across the state. Connecticut State Police Trooper Remonda Zhuta explained the need for this initiative which will run from March 1-May30, 2025.

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Melissa in the Morning: Senator-Elect Jason Perillo

There’s a swearing-in ceremony today for Senator-elect Jason Perillo. Rep. Perillo won a special election Tuesday and will now represent the 21st District in the Senate – which covers Shelton, Monroe, Stratford and Seymour.

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