State Senator, Ryan Fazio, representing the 36th, joins LIsa Wexler to talk about advising Governor Lamont to veto housing bill HB 5002.
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Melissa in the Morning: Defense Spending
A new report was released showing the top ten states that are invested in the most by the US Department of Defense. Connecticut landed at number 6. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who often voices on matters like national security, Dept. of Defense budgets, military operations, and weapons systems.
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Melissa in the Morning: Domestic Violence Child Deaths
A new article reveals that 18 Connecticut child deaths in the last few years connected to domestic violence could have been prevented. We spoke to Meghan Scanlon about this; she is the President and CEO of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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Melissa in the Morning: “Is this a Joke?!”
Governor Lamont wants to bring lawmakers back to Hartford to do more work on the controversial, massive housing bill that passed during the session. The governor cannot decide whether to veto it or sign it into law; it seems he’s leaning into a compromise approach. But state Republicans, including Senator Steve Harding, are less than impressed with that approach. We spoke with the Senate Minority Leader about it.
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Melissa in the Morning: Housing and UI Monopoles
We spoke with Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber about housing and the proposals around UI monopoles. Gerber wrote a letter to the governor urging him to veto the massive housing bill (House Bill 5002). We asked him about his take on the controversial legislation and its impact on Fairfield. We also talked about a hearing this week around the latest move to bring UI monopoles to the town.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – How About Blaming The Violent Demonstrators?
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with remarks from State Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont regarding the deployment of National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to Los Angeles (00:52). Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill talked about the likely challenges to President Trump’s deployment of military personnel to Los Angeles (16:38). Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director and CEO Joe DeLong talked about this year’s General Assembly session and a controversial housing bill that Gov. Ned Lamont is threatening to veto (23:00). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about ongoing issues for Connecticut electric customers and last week’s conclusion of the General Assembly’s session (28:30)
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The Youngest Woman To Complete The Seven Summits
Emma Schwerin, the youngest woman to complete all seven summits joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how and why she achieved this record-breaking feat.
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Melissa in the Morning: AI Hiring Practices
A March 2025 survey of 1,200 British and American job hunters performed by Adzuna, a search engine for job ads, found that 65% of job seekers have integrated AI into their job search. We talked about AI hiring practices with career strategist, Julie Bauke.
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Melissa in the Morning: New Recreation Center
A new recreation center dedicated to people with disabilities seems to be in the works for the town of Fairfield. For more details on this multi-million dollar project, Fairfield Chief of Community Services Anthony Calabrese.
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Melissa in the Morning: A Focus on Special Education
There was a strong focus on investing in special education for the state during the 2025 legislative session. We spoke with the chair of the Special Education Committee, Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox representing the 22nd District (Bridgeport, Trumbull, Monroe), about what exactly passed.
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