Melissa in the Morning: Executive Orders

Melissa in the Morning: Executive Orders

Right on The White House government website, it’s outlined President Trump’s immediate priorities upon entering office. Some of his key executive orders impacting Connecticut residents include immigration and gender identification on documents. We got a breakdown of these orders from Dr. Patricia Crouse, a practitioner in residence in public administration and political science at University…

Melissa in the Morning: Preemptive Pardons

Melissa in the Morning: Preemptive Pardons

In the final minutes of his presidency, Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned several family members, Covid response chief Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the House for the January 6th riot investigation. We spoke with Attorney Bill Bloss, our legal expert, to get a better understanding on how preemptive pardons work. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: Severe Weather Bill

Melissa in the Morning: Severe Weather Bill

Governor Lamont is set to present his first proposal during the 2025 legislative session. We asked political reported, Mike Cerruli, what could be in the severe weather bill proposal. We also got more insight about the Ratepayers First Act. Image Credit: Getty Images

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – How Did President Trump Win Again?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – How Did President Trump Win Again?

“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli kicked off Inauguration Day wondering how President Trump was able to return to the White House after a few tumultuous years (00:30). We also received analysis from Sacred Heart University Political Science Professor and Scholar in Residence Dr. Gary Rose (14:44) and Southern Connecticut State University Political Science and Urban…

Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

The American Cancer Society released a new report this week showing younger women are nearly twice as likely to have cancer than men. It also showed middle-aged women are at a higher risk for cancer too. Medical oncologist and the director of the early onset cancer program at Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Veda Giri, shared…

Melissa in the Morning: Congressman Jim Himes

Melissa in the Morning: Congressman Jim Himes

A republican led bill titled Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act reportedly passed in a 274-145 vote yesterday with more than a quarter of Democrats voting in support. That included Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes. We got a better understanding about the difference between this act and the proposed Laken Riley Act. Image Courtesy of Congressman Jim…

Melissa in the Morning: Red Dye Banning

Melissa in the Morning: Red Dye Banning

The FDA is banning red dye number three in food, drinks and ingested drugs.  Wednesday’s move comes more than 30 years after scientists found links between the dye, which is made from petroleum, and cancer in animals. We spoke with Dr. Andrew Wong with Hartford Healthcare about the banning and what products are impacted. IMAGE…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Should Connecticut Outlaw Nip Bottles?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Should Connecticut Outlaw Nip Bottles?

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with news that a bill to outlaw the sales of “nip” bottles of alcohol in Connecticut has been introduced in the General Assembly (00:50). State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding explained this week’s disclosure of an extra $340 million dollars of revenue in state coffers (14:20). CBS…