It’s no secret; health insurance is so expensive in Connecticut and could go up again in 2025. We spoke with Senator Matt Lesser, the Former chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee and current co-chair of the Human Services Committee. He shared the latest on insurance rates, the expansion of Husky coverage, and the need to better control prescription drug prices and hospital monopolies.
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Host Paul Pacelli started a new week on “Connecticut Today” with the latest on growing questions surrounding President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign (00:32). Blogger Chris Powell stopped by to chat about another call to raise taxes in Connecticut, based on large, expensive homes (13:53). We also heard a portion of Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy’s Sunday remarks on CNN regarding President Biden’s refusal to leave the 2024 White House race (26:45)
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Award-winning essayist, author, comedian, Aline Weiller, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her new book, FUN, and being part of The Westport Library Saugatuck Scribe event, Wednesday, 7/17 at 7pm.
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Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another week on “Connecticut Today” with more news and analysis on the growing calls for President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 reelection bid (00:34). We welcomed David Junk, co-author of, “Rockin’ the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin’s Russia,” who talked about being one of the first major music company executives to set up shop in post-Soviet Union Russia (12:02). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso stopped by with his weekly update (26:18)
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Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli started with Paul’s update on the latest rumors surrounding President Joe Biden possible dropping out of the November White House race (00:31). We talked about national security with Charles A. Marino, author of, “Terrorists on the Border and in Our Country” (13:44). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar dropped by for his take on the biggest state and national stories (26:41)
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The Success Village Apartments saga is not over yet and now, Bridgeport’s Mayor says he’s stepping in. Earlier this week, we reported that the city bought back unpaid tax liens from the Success Village housing co-op it had sold to a private entity. The city is again the only holder of tax liens for the financially troubled complex, and officials say there are no plans to try and foreclose. However, the city may still push for a receiver to take over finances at Success Village to make sure the needed investments are made. We got the latest on what the next steps are in addressing these issues from Mayor Ganim.
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State Attorney General William Tong is investigating issues related to the Capulet Fest heavy metal music festival. The three-day event was abruptly cut short, and thousands of people reportedly haven’t been given refunds. Attorney General Tong’s office has received numerous complaints and is actively investigating Capulet Entertainment and its owner. We spoke with him about it and why he’s concerned for many reasons, not just money loss.
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Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill into law this week that passed in the state senate and house last week in a special session. Republican Senators alerted the media that shady politics went into this legislation and described the agenda as an arrogant majority move. We wanted to know what state Democratic lawmakers thought about that. Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter shared feedback on this and specifics around the new law.
** NOTE: We reached out to Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, Senate President Martin Looney and Governor Ned Lamont but did not hear back. **
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with more revelations from Washington insiders about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office (00:31). Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch detailed recent arbitration decisions affecting the telecommuting policy for state workers (12:47). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the recent General Assembly special session (23:55)
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Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli jump started a new week and new month with Paul’s thoughts on the role of First Lady Jill Biden in the current controversy over whether her husband should leave the 2024 White House race (00:41). CT NewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill also weighed in on the mounting pressure for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race (14:17). Landmark Legal Foundation Attorney and Vice President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill analyzed the final two U.S. Supreme Court decisions of the current term, including one regarding an immunity claim by former President Donald Trump (27:05)
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