Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Is $15 An Hour Too Much?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Is $15 An Hour Too Much?

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured news of the state’s minimum wage increasing again (0:22). Connecticut Commuter Rail Council Chairman Jim Gildea chatted about possible Metro-North service cutbacks (14:25). Image Credit: Getty Images

The Lisa Wexler Show – Rep. Keith Denning

The Lisa Wexler Show – Rep. Keith Denning

State Representative Keith Denning, representing CT’s 42nd District, explains his Good Morning Wilton Op-Ed: “My Constituents and I Do Not Support Currently Proposed Affordable Housing Bills in Hartford.” Image Credit: zimmytws / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: Community Goals

Melissa in the Morning: Community Goals

After winning a state high school hockey championship this year, a Fairfield Prep turned his attention to helping a fellow team. James Murphy organized a three-on-three charity tournament at Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, with all proceeds benefiting the Southern Connecticut Storm Special Hockey team.We spoke with James and his coach about the tournament and…

Melissa in the Morning: Fungal Infection Spreading

Melissa in the Morning: Fungal Infection Spreading

A dangerous fungal infection is spreading at an alarming rate across the United States, including New York and New Jersey. The CDC says Candida auris is a form of yeast that is typically not harmful to healthy people but can be a deadly threat to those who are immunocompromised. It easily spreads and can infect…

Melissa in the Morning: Dyslexic Thinking

Melissa in the Morning: Dyslexic Thinking

According to national data, more than 40 million US adults have dyslexia, with only 2 million of them receiving a diagnosis. When you learn your child is dyslexic, it can feel so overwhelming to determine what happens next. Weston mother, Jennifer Bernheim, created Right to Read Advocacy, to support families touched by dyslexia. ((00:00)) Tick…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Sentence Commutation Controversy

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Sentence Commutation Controversy

Wednesday’s midweek “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured a chat with Brookfield GOP State Sen. Stephen Harding on a controversy surrounding policy changes on future prison sentence commutations (0:29). Hearst Connecticut editor and columnist Dan Haar stopped by for his weekly update (11:47), while Paul had a few thoughts on possible Metro-North service cutbacks…

The Lisa Wexler Show – PURA Chair Marissa Gillett

The Lisa Wexler Show – PURA Chair Marissa Gillett

CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett joins Lisa Wexler to discuss how the new utilities bill provides more oversight over CT’s utilities. Image Credit: Motortion / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: The End of an Era

Melissa in the Morning: The End of an Era

All good times come to an end. Chief Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin signed off WICC today for the very last time. He announced his retirement after spending decades in weather broadcasting, including his history with WICC. ((00:00)) The WICC family said goodbye to one of the most legendary voices in the station’s history. John Labarca passed…

CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

Good morning! Today I want to talk about Birb and Hitchcock.  Two 9-year-old canaries!  Canaries and other small birds still need to live in a large cage so they can move their wings and use their muscles! When these two came to us, they were in a smaller cage and didn’t know how to perch…

Connecticut Today With Paul Pacelli: Another Bad Bill?

Connecticut Today With Paul Pacelli: Another Bad Bill?

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured the Yankee Institute’s Carol Platt Liebau on a key climate bill still to be decided on in the final days of the current General Assembly session (0:25). We also featured a segment from MSNBC with Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on the new debt limit deal in…