Host Paul Pacelli started a new week on “Connecticut Today” with his thoughts on proposals from President Joe Biden to reform the U.S. Supreme Court (00:25). We also got input on those proposals from Landmark Legal Foundation Attorney and Vice President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill (13:12). Columnist and Blogger Chris Powell talked about the…
Lisa Wexler explains President’s Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court and answers a question about how disability benefits may affect a pension fund and the best local resources to get information, and who to do go to draft a special needs trust. Image Credit: Mesut Dogan / iStock / Getty Images Plus
How did the family of ducks cross the road? State Police…that’s how! It’s no joke, a mother duck and her babies apparently got stuck on Interstate 91 in Connecticut. We learned how a team effort from troopers, a DMV official and animal control saved the day! Sgt. Luke Davis shared the details on WICC. Image…
We are marking the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Catherine Spain with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shared the history of ADA, the scope of it, and who in Connecticut has directly been impacted by it. For more information: ada.gov Image Credit: Getty Images
It’s the tenth year for the annual Step Up for the Brave event, benefitting Homes for the Brave. We spoke with the executive director of HFTB, Vince Santilli, about the upcoming fundraiser, who should sign up, and where your dollars go specifically, for local veterans. For more information: homesforthebrave.org Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz
Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” pointing out the political language that now coming out of Washington regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza (00:32). Fairfield GOP State Sen. Tony Hwang talked about a recent spike in auto theft in Connecticut (13:17). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his…
Imagine traveling from New York to Boston in around 100 minutes. Legal representative for Save the Sound, Roger Reynolds, discussed the possibility of a high-speed train which apparently includes digging a 16-mile tunnel and how this would affect the sound. Image Credit: Getty Images
Credit cards with chips make it harder for scammers to steal your payment information, so con artists quickly adapted and created a technique called “shimming.” Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau defines how shim scams work and ways to protect yourselves from being duped. Image Credit: Getty Images
Mayor Tony G. came on to give us all the latest news out of Milford. We discussed the future of the Connecticut Post Mall, his proposal to the Planning and Zoning Committee to regulate the number of smoke shops, and the new ordinance regarding street takeovers. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff
Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering why many politicians continue to say things that they probably shouldn’t say during high-profile media appearances (00:32). Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch joined us to detail a recent executive order from Gov. Ned Lamont on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in state agencies (13:07). “Only In Bridgeport”…