There’s been a dramatic surge in colorectal cancer in young people, not just in the U.S., but globally. Health experts say what we drink and eat is contributing to the trend. That includes consumption of red meat, processed meat, alcohol, sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Browne of Griffin Health about how…
We spoke with Renee Dobos, CEO of Connecticut Housing Partners, about the mystery housing legislation being discussed at next week’s special session. Apparently, not many people, including housing experts, have read the document yet…that’s a problem! Image Credit: Getty Images
The state legislature will be meeting next week in a special session. Governor Ned Lamont says the session will be to finalize housing legislation – and potentially create a 500-million-dollar contingency fund to help cover possible losses of federal funding. But we focused on the housing bill which remains a mystery. We asked Senator Jeff…
It was arguably one of the biggest upsets in local election results across Connecticut. Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti was not re-elected to his seat. Voters overwhelmingly voted in Frank Tyszka as the mayor-elect. We got his reaction to the election results and heard his plans for Ansonia. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz
Host Paul Pacelli cranked up a post-Election Day edition of “Connecticut Today” on Wednesday chatting about various local races and the landslide election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next Mayor (00:45). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar also weighed in on Tuesday’s elections (14:24). CBS News Washington reporter Aaron Navarro…
Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joins LIsa Wexler to talk about the government shutdown latest and why it’s necessary to pass an A.I. chatbot bill that imposes criminal penaltiesImage Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Host Paul Pacelli ushered in a new week on “Connecticut Today” wondering if the present-day Democratic Party is straying too far from the common sense principles and message that anchored it for so many decades (00:28). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about her latest column highlighting large amounts of self-approved overtime…
November is National Veterans Month; a time to honor both the service of veterans and the sacrifices of their families. Recently, I was introduced to Walter Schuppe, who is the founder of Faces of Freedom. This project preserves and archives the personal histories and images of U.S. military veterans and Holocaust survivors. For more information: https://www.facesoffreedom.us/…
We knew last year when Mayor Harry Rilling would not run for reelection, Norwalk’s mayoral race and seeing an open seat for the first time in a long time was a race to watch. Based on unofficial results, Barbara Smyth is the mayor-elect for the city of Norwalk. We learned more about her vision for…
It was a bit of a no-brainer in Stamford. Voters re-elected Mayor Caroline Simmons for another term in office. According to unofficial results, Mayor Simmons captured just over two-thirds of the vote. We spoke with her about her win and continued plans for the city. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz