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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Are Employers Responsible For Substance Use Disorder?

Wednesday’s midweek “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch’s analysis of a proposal from state lawmakers to classify certain types substance abuse as an occupational disease, for workers compensation benefits and other legal protections (00:32). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar talked about the hot topics around the state, including the ongoing controversy about Connecticut’s electric rates and unrest in Stamford (11:27)

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CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

Today’s Pet of the Week is going to be Shadow!

Shadow is a 1-year-old domestic medium hair
He’s a beautiful black and white cat
He can be a little bit nervous at first with new people but is a very sweet cat who just needs a patient family
He loves cuddling and playing once he gets to know you, and is going to make a great companion for someone.
He hasn’t had much experience with kids or other pets, but he’s willing to share his home with calm, respectful cohabitants

The Lisa Wexler Show – PURA Chair Explains The Complexities Of Low Income Rate Plans And Rate Increases

PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss all aspects of your utility bill, laws governing utility rate increases, and the importance of customers participating in PURA’s dockets.

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Melissa in the Morning: What’s the BIG Deal?

UConn has reportedly been in talks for a possible shift from the Big East to the Big 12. What’s the BIG deal with shifting conferences? And how much does Dan Hurley and the basketball program play a role in this decision? We got insight from our local sports expert, Rob Adams.

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Melissa in the Morning: Bridgeport School Goals

“One year down, nine to go.”

Dr. Carmela Levy-David is entering her second year as Superintendent of Schools in Bridgeport. We asked about the goals for the upcoming year, including a refresher on plans for school buildings and expanding student program opportunities for sports and the arts.

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Melissa in the Morning: New School Year Ahead

Ahead of the new school year, we got a check-in with Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director of CT Association of Public School Superintendents. We got the latest on teacher shortages, filling paraeducator positions, the transition of the kindergarten age cutoff law and controversy around Chromebooks.

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Melissa in the Morning: Sports-Related Head Injuries

Two youth football players died this week in the US, including a middle school student. While both cases were not here in Connecticut, local families want to know that we are doing our best to protect kids and follow top notch health protocols for contact sports. We got perspective from Glenn Lungarini, Executive Director of the CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.)

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Melissa in the Morning: Unhealthy Baby Food

A new study finds that as much as two-thirds of infant and toddler food sold in U.S. supermarkets is unhealthy. The George Institute for Global Health looked at 651 food products sold in ten different grocery chains and found all of them made prohibited claims on the packaging. Some 70 percent didn’t meet nutritional requirements, and more than 40 percent had more sugar than recommended. Some didn’t have enough calories and others had too much sodium. What are the red flags families should know before shopping? We asked Dr. Chelsea Lepus from Yale School of Medicine.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – More Electric Bill Outrage

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli welcomed State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding (00:23) and Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio (12:16) on the continued anger regarding rising electric bills around the state. Paul also had a few opening thoughts on the issue as well (22:39)

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Melissa in the Morning: Normalizing Grief

In a population-based study of adults aged 40 and older, The National Library of Medicine reported approximately one third of those surveyed experienced severe grief after the loss of a loved one. Grief was associated with physical and mental health problems and increased use of health services. Ahead of National Grief Awareness Day August 30th, we asked our morning show counselor, Julius Dudics, about grieving in a health way.

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