CT Today With Paul Pacelli – More Deadly Political Violence

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – More Deadly Political Violence

On Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today,” host Paul Pacelli spoke with former U.S. Secret Service agent and current University of New Haven Criminal Justice lecturer Bobby McDonald during early reports of the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk (00:46). We also discussed the attack on Charlie Kirk with Connecticut State Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto (08:08)…

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids

Senate Democrats are demanding that Governor Lamont and Legislative Leadership take action to protect the immigrant communities during the upcoming special session. There’s especially a focus on ICE raids at state courthouses. We spoke with Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox about this. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: Special Election in Fairfield

Melissa in the Morning: Special Election in Fairfield

It’s official: there will be a special election in Fairfield. Yesterday was the deadline to collect signatures in town that would support a special election for first selectman. State Senator Tony Hwang initiated the effort and says more than 3-thousand signatures were collected beyond the 5% needed to approve an election. First Selectwoman Christine Vitale…

Melissa in the Morning: Bette Lynn Paez

Melissa in the Morning: Bette Lynn Paez

We met democratic candidate for mayor of Shelton, Bette Lynn Paez.To learn more: https://paez4mayor.com/ IMAGE CREDIT: Eric Urbanowicz

Melissa in the Morning: Back-To-School Meeting

Melissa in the Morning: Back-To-School Meeting

There was a huge meeting yesterday where superintendents from across the state took part in the annual State Dept of Education Commissioner’s Back-to-School Meeting for the 2025-26 school year. Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, was there and shared some key takeaways. Image Credit: Getty Images

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – What’s Wrong With The Democratic Party?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – What’s Wrong With The Democratic Party?

Host Paul Pacelli chose Tuesday Primary Day in Connecticut to look at a recent New York Times breakdown of voting trends between Democrats and Republicans, with some troubling numbers for the Democratic Party (00:52). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio used her weekly update to chat about some controversial remarks from a state legislator regarding Connecticut…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Residency Requirement For State Workers?

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Residency Requirement For State Workers?

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off another week on “Connecticut Today” looking at a recent CT Insider investigation into some high-dollar state employees who work remotely and reside outside Connecticut (00:32). State House GOP leader Vin Candelora joined us to chat about rumors that state pension money might be used to invest in the WNBA’s Connecticut…

The Lisa Wexler Show – CBS Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum

The Lisa Wexler Show – CBS Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum

CBS Legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Bari Weiss potentially joining CBS and why he is no longer a law professor at New York University. Image Credit: Chinnapong/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: Latest ALICE Report

Melissa in the Morning: Latest ALICE Report

A new report from United Way shows that more and more Connecticut residents are falling under the “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed,” also known as ALICE population. How many people are we talking and why are the numbers going up drastically? We asked Daniel Fitzmaurice, Director of Advocacy for United Way of Connecticut. For the…

Melissa in the Morning: DCF Commissioner Retirement

Melissa in the Morning: DCF Commissioner Retirement

Amid an investigation of an alleged captivity case in Waterbury and many other criticisms towards the Department of Children and Families, the commissioner retired. A new interim commissioner has been appointed but there are still a lot of questions following the abrupt exit of the former commissioner. We talked more about it with Senator Jason…