A popular weight loss drug has gotten approval by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for sleep apnea. We spoke with Medical Weight Loss specialist Dr. Joseph St. Pierre with Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute about the Zepbound news.
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The clock is ticking on a potential TikTok ban, Mark Zuckerberg is talking about eliminating fact checking for Meta sites and Elon Musk making changes to X over negative posting. A lot of social media mayhem happening and we spoke with Krista Carnes, our social media guru. Could all hell breaking loose lead to a reverse in social media use?
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This week was the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. For the top tech items and trending headlines from this week’s convention, we spoke with Tech Contributor, Ian Sherr.
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s show looking at a warning from Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on referring to Bridgeport as a “sanctuary city” (00:36). University of New Haven Senior Lecturer of Fire Science and Emergency Management Robert Healey talked about the devastating California wildfires (15:55). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio reacted to Gov. Ned Lamont’s State of the State address (25:53), while “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi returned to kick off 2025 with all the latest Bridgeport buzz (34:38)
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Susan Lee, President, New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss their lawsuit against congestion pricing, and the nuts & bolts of the new tax.
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The 2025 Legislative Session is officially underway. It kicked off with a state of the state address by Governor Ned Lamont. We broke down some of the major takeaways from the speech and what issues lie ahead for lawmakers, speaking with Senate Minority Leader, Steve Harding.
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A recent article highlighted some solutions for the medical field. It’s common knowledge that hospital systems are facing ongoing staff shortages and there are growing patient demands. Healthcare organizations in Connecticut and across the globe are utilizing artificial intelligence more. We asked Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health about this.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s mid-week “Connecticut Today” with news on how the state’s U.S. House delegation voted the previous day on a controversial immigration law bill (00:37). Affinity Grow President Rino Ferrarese returned to the show to discuss Connecticut’s evolving medical and recreational marijuana markets (16:31). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar offered his thoughts on Gov. Ned Lamont’s State of the State Address and a growing controversy over allegations of grocery price gouging (27:14)
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Brock Hotaling, President of the CT Mediation Association, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his book WHY THINGS DON’T WORK, the basis for a new course at CSCU, open to the public, and how to fix what doesn’t work with the art and science of system dynamics. How do people get unstuck from their convictions?
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