It’s that time of year; end of year reviews or performance reviews at work. We got advice for both employers and employees when it comes to handling pay raises, bonuses, and performance feedback. We spoke with Gary Phelan, our employment attorney. Image Credit: Getty Images
Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights and lands in October. Ahead of next year, a team is looking to declare Diwali as a ceremonial state holiday. Rajeev Pahuja is a member of The team of Continental Empowerment Inc. shared what the holiday is about and which municipalities have already made a proclamation in our…
Host Paul Pacelli started Friday’s “Connecticut Today” looking at Governor Ned Lamont’s reaction to a new state report on personal spending by leaders in the State Colleges and Universities system, including questionable purchases by the system’s chancellor (00:50). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio updated us on a decision – for now – to keep…
State Representative Jennifer Leeper (D-Fairfield) was appointed as House Chair of the Education Committee. We met Rep. Leeper and asked about her priorities in this new role, including a focus on Bridgeport schools. Image Credit: Getty Images
Drones continue to cause concern for many and we learned our Connecticut State Police has drone detection technology. What is it being used for and how does it work? We asked Sergeant Kevin Pelkey from the CSP Emergency Services Unit. For more information and to report drone activity: Ct.gov/SAR Image Credit: Getty Images
Milford school leaders are engaging in a process of developing what’s called a Long Range Facilities Plan. It’s meant to guide the decisions related to the city’s district school buildings for many years to come. We got the details from Milford Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Anna Cutaia and Chair of the Milford Board of Education,…
Police departments in Connecticut now have a new tool in fighting crime. The new technology is called GrayKey and it allows Investigators to get into an alleged criminal’s phone no matter what secret passcode they have used or if the phone is even locked. We asked investigative reporter, Jeff Derderian, about the details. For Jeff’s…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with more thoughts on a new report from State Comptroller Sean Scanlon on some questionable spending connected to the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system (00:26). Also weighing in on that report: State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding (15:43), and Yankee Institute for Public Policy President Carol Liebau…
Christian Allyn, founder of Invasive Plant Solutions, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why he created this company while a student at UCONN, how he helps homeowners rid their properties of invasive plants, and what State priorities should be. Image Credit: Paul Gorvett / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Comptroller Sean Scanlon released the audit results showing an alarming systemic spending problem among administrators in the CSCU system. We got key takeaways from the investigation and recommendations for change from the comptroller. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff