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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – More Troops In More U.S. Cities?

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another big week on “Connecticut Today” looking at a report that the Trump White House might extend its use of military personnel to more U.S. cities dealing with crime problems (00:36). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly update, including the latest news on strengthening government ethics in Bridgeport (14:54). CBS News military analyst U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Jeff McCausland discussed what “security guarantees” for Ukraine might look like in any peace deal with Russia (22:11)

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The GOP Nomination Race Heats Up

Host Paul Pacelli started Thursday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” by breaking down a new poll on the 2026 Republican gubernatorial nomination race (00:47). Sacred Heart University Political Science Professor and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Gary Rose offered his thoughts on that same poll (15:16). CBS News Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum discussed a major court decision tossing out a huge monetary fine against President Trump (25:49). National Taxpayers Union Foundation Vice-President of Research Demian Brady joined us to discuss whether taxpayers should stop paying for former Presidents’ perks (33:15)

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Melissa in the Morning: Let’s Go Fairfield!

It’s a big weekend for the Fairfield National Little League squad –
Connecticut’s little leaguers will take on the Mountain region champs from Las Vegas Saturday in the U.S. finals at the Little League World Series. We spoke with the head coach and team manager, Brian Palazzolo, ahead of the weekend showdown.

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Melissa in the Morning: Mayor Erin Stewart Update

A new poll shows Mayor Erin Stewart could have a stronger chance of winning the Republican primary election for governor. The poll also shows she isn’t far behind from beating Governor Lamont if he decides to run for a third term. Mayor Stewart is still in the exploratory phase and joined us for the latest in her political journey.

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Melissa in the Morning: Hoax Shooting at Villanova

A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus was a “cruel hoax.” We spoke with one of our law enforcement experts on the show, Gary MacNamara, about fake shooter situations at schools and swatting reports in recent years.

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Melissa in the Morning: Four-Point Plan in Milford

From license plate readers to the “drone as first responder” program, we did a deep dive into the strategic plan for Milford with Mayor Tony Giannattasio.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – How Will The Russia-Ukraine War End?

Host Paul Pacelli looked again at the prospects for eventual peace between Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with former CBS News Moscow Bureau Chief and current Fordham University professor Beth Knobel

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Melissa in the Morning: It’s Official

It’s no longer an exploratory process, Senator Ryan Fazio announced he is officially running for governor, hoping to get the Republican nomination. We spoke to him about the decision.

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Melissa in the Morning: Response to ICE Raids

65 people in multiple Connecticut cities, including Norwalk and Stamford, were arrested over the course of a four-day operation spearheaded by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). Our state continues to be divided on the actions of ICE and we spoke about it with Senator Richard Blumenthal.

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Melissa in the Morning: Wrong-Way Detection

Connecticut is installing more wrong-way detection systems across the state and we wanted to check in with state police about the system effectiveness and purpose. We spoke with Sgt. Luke Davis.

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