Historian and award-winning author, Arlen Schumer, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about hosting The Westport Library’s The Twilight Zone Symposium 9/26/24 – 9/29/24.
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Melissa in the Morning: Manufacturing Jobs
According to new state report, Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped in August and July. State Republicans are specifically calling attention to manufacturing jobs and the struggle filling positions. We spoke to Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, Paul Lavoie, to get a better understanding of the challenges filling manufacturing positions and how the state is tackling the problem.
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Melissa in the Morning: Make Your Voice Heard
United Illuminating’s plans to install monopoles that will greatly impact Fairfield and Bridgeport. Because of House Bill 5507, The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) could have a stronger voice in decisions about where utilities infrastructure is placed. We spoke with First Selectman Bill Gerber about the call to action for residents. S
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Melissa in the Morning: Emergency Room Security
Connecticut is tied for seventh place in the entire country for longest emergency room visits. Research shows the average time people spend in the ER at Norwalk and Stamford Hospitals is more than three hours. But besides long waits, many residents are worried about ER security in the waiting area. We talked about how this is being addressed here and nationwide with Dan Yaross. He is the President-Elect of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Anger, Social Media … Or Both?
Host Paul Pacelli started Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering what makes kids threaten their schools (00:36). CBS News Business reporter Jason Brooks explained this week’s announced interest rate cut by the Federal reserve (06:39). Quinnipiac University Computing and Engineering Prof. Brian O’Neill spoke on the mass explosion of beepers and walking talkies this week in Lebanon (09:09), while “Only in Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi updated us on the latest court proceedings involving the Success Village co-op (14:24)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Success Village’s Bankruptcy Filing
Rachel Ehrlich Albanese, Partner & Co-Chair, DLA PIPER, U.S. Restructuring Practice, joins Lisa Wexler to lend her insights on the ongoing crisis at Success Village that most recently left its residents with an unexpected filing for bankruptcy.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – When Will We Get More Info?
State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding stopped by Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat with host Paul Pacelli on the lack of information regarding a possible deal to join Massachusetts and Rhode Island in buying electricity generated by an offshore wind farm (00:33). Hearst Connecticut media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar on some early state budget requests (08:31)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – What’s Connecticut’s Status On Renewable Energy?
Journalist, Mike Cerulli joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Governor Lamont’s decision to possibly backoff from offshore wind energy.
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Melissa in the Morning: CT School Threats
Connecticut is experiencing an alarming rate of alleged school threats at the start of this new academic year. Why is that happening and how is the state responding? We spoke with Timothy Silva, Fusion Center Manager of the Connecticut Intelligence Center.
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Melissa in the Morning: Supporting Student Athletes
Fairfield County is navigating yet again another student athlete death. 16-year-old Elliot Kropf was described as an excellent student, a talented hockey player, and beloved by the New Canaan community. The New Canaan High School student died over the weekend after police say he was hit by a train. How can we better support student athletes struggling with mental health and effectively hiding it? We spoke with Glenn Lungarini, Executive Director of the CIAC.
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