State Senator, Ryan Fazio, joins Lisa Wexler right after announcing his run for Governor of CT with the goal of restoring a political balance that benefits all CT residents.
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Melissa in the Morning: Spinal Stenosis
Filling in for Melissa, host Paul Pacelli chatted with Dr. Traci Marquis-Eydman, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Director of the Medical Student Home (MeSH) Program at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, about recent news that Connecticut Third District Congresswoman Rose DeLauro underwent a procedure to treat a case of spinal stenosis.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Another Surprise In A General Assembly Bill?
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” to discuss a little-known regulation in a recently-passed education bill in Hartford (00:32). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon (07:47), Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill (12:39), and Paul (19:12) all gave their takes on the Trump White House law enforcement plans for Washington, D.C.
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The Lisa Wexler Show – What Is The Secret For Better Self-Control?
Melissa in the Morning: Senator Saud Anwar
A state senator wants to be incarcerated in solitary confinement for 72 hours. That was the opening lines of a recent Hartford Courant article. It’s talking about Senator and Doctor Saud Anwar and we welcomed him to the show for the first time to talk about this and his thoughts about Governor Lamont potentially running for a third term.
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Melissa in the Morning: Year-Long School
We are just weeks away from the start of the new school year. But did you know that one Connecticut town has actually been in session this summer? Apparently, New London set out to challenge the typical summer vacation model and is currently offering classroom instruction all year long with shorter, more frequent breaks. We got feedback about this from Joslyn DeLancey, Vice President of the Connecticut Education Association.
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Melissa in the Morning: Misconceptions about Housatonic River
In wake of recent water-related deaths in the Housatonic River, some residents are calling for better signage around the shores. But we’ve also heard people compare Long Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean and how it’s ‘nowhere near as dangerous.’ We tackled these misconceptions with DEEP Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Trump White House Overreach?
Host Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week on “Connecticut Today” talking – from a strategy point of view – about a proposed Trump White House takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. (00:45). Former FBI agent and current University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about that White House order regarding law enforcement in the U.S. Capitol and how it could be implemented (17:07). Former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of political science at St. Peter’s University Alain Sanders shared his thoughts on this Friday’s upcoming meeting in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (24:46)
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