There’s a renewed push in Hartford to lower Connecticut’s legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit in this year’s legislative session. The bigger push for it comes following an increase in highway fatalities, including wrong way crashes done at the hands of impaired drivers. But does lowering the BAC do more harm than good for our…
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi to Thursday’s show to chat about some possible charter revisions for Bridgeport (00:40). Columnist and blogger Chris Powell commented on the latest Connecticut news and the state’s stubborn pockets of poverty and school under-achievement (15:42). CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane joined us from…
Music icon, Christine Ohlman, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her extensive career ahead of her two events at The Westport Library. Image Credit: Darwin Brandis / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Last month, we saw the measures being taken to clean up the issues facing the Bridgeport school district. Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker of the CT Dept. of Education shared more detail about the actions taking place, including a technical assistance team and training for the local school board. Image Credit: Getty Images
Cases of Tuberculosis seem to be on the rise in parts of the US, including North Carolina and Kansas. What’s happening with these outbreaks and how is Connecticut protecting residents from the infectious disease? We spoke in depth with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. Image Courtesy of Dr. Fred Browne
Following the governor’s budget address, his call to loosen the fiscal guardrails slightly for childcare was a big sticking point for lawmakers. We spoke about it with Comptroller Sean Scanlon, our state fiscal watchdog and someone who has pushed to never touch the guardrails. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” to chat about Govenor Ned Lamont’s budget address, along with rumors of a possible carbon tax targeting the state’s energy consumers (00:42). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar talked about his company’s purchase of the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper (08:30).…
Vicki Volper, lawyer and progressive advocate, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about advocacy groups going to Hartford to demand that democrats show strength against President Trump by being unified. Image Credit: Sean Pavone / iStock / Getty Images Plus
It’s not a state takeover but it is possibly the first time the state board of education has needed to get involved helping out the Bridgeport school district. We spoke with interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Royce Avery, about the measures being taken right now. Image Credit: Getty Images
The governor has said he plans to prioritize special education funding during his budget address today. Ahead of that speech, we spoke with Kate Dias, President of the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) about the need for funding sooner rather than later. Image Credit: Getty Images