The Lisa Wexler Show – PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett, On The New Hire

The Lisa Wexler Show – PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett, On The New Hire

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair, Marissa Gillett, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about having a new commissioner, which will make a team of 4 temporarily, her recent dissent, and what is coming up this fall. Image Credit: Ruslan Danyliuk / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: The Calls Keep Coming

Melissa in the Morning: The Calls Keep Coming

While there are a lot of things happening and news headlines coming out of the Park City, most of our calls from Bridgeport residents are about Success Village and the Board of Education. We talked about them both with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

Melissa in the Morning: Pain in the Nation

Melissa in the Morning: Pain in the Nation

A new report highlighting the epidemic of drug, alcohol and suicide deaths was released to the public, thanks to Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). The data shows two things: first, improvement in combined substance misuse and suicide mortality rate in five years; and two, trends remain alarmingly high. We spoke with an author of the…

Melissa in the Morning: A Whale with Killer Fashion

Melissa in the Morning: A Whale with Killer Fashion

This summer, there have been hundreds of orca whale attacks on boats off the coast of Spain. It’s a new trend we’re seeing and learned that this is a taught behavior and that orcas aren’t trying to cause harm, but believe they are playing. How do we know that though? Science expert, David Mestre, explains…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – It’s Time To Protect Kids

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – It’s Time To Protect Kids

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured an update on U.S. Senate passage of the “Kids Online Safety Act,” co-authored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (00:38). Quinnipiac University assistant professor of interactive media design John Powers also weighed in on Senate passage of that bill (12:44). Stratford GOP State Sen. Kevin Kelly talked about the…

Melissa in the Morning: More Steamrolling?

Melissa in the Morning: More Steamrolling?

A special meeting of the Bridgeport Board of Education took place last night but less than eight minutes of the four-hour meeting streaming online is visible to the public. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WeJkS3hD4yA We spoke with board member, Rob Traber, about what some members are experiencing on this board and why the BOE is still…

Melissa in the Morning: Dial Back Workaholism

Melissa in the Morning: Dial Back Workaholism

Here are some statistics that can make it easier to determine if YOU are a workaholic:Data shows in 54% of cases, workaholics prioritize work before their personal lives; in 51% of cases, they worry about work, even on a day off. In 50% of cases, they have difficulties switching off while on vacation, or they…

Melissa in the Morning: Workaholic or Hard Worker?

Melissa in the Morning: Workaholic or Hard Worker?

A Washington Post article recently highlighted the difference between workaholics and hard workers. It reported roughly 15 percent of workers in America are considered workaholics. Employment attorney and law professor, Gary Phelan, defined the difference between the two and how to dial it back if it’s causing more harm than good in your personal life. Image Credit:…