Melissa in the Morning: Street Takeovers

Melissa in the Morning: Street Takeovers

The Connecticut Public Safety Committee outlined their top priorities at the committee’s first meeting of the year and at the top of the list: street takeovers. We spoke with Senator Paul Cicarella, leading Republican on the legislature’s General Law and Public Safety and Security Committees. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Rep. Jason Perillo

Melissa in the Morning: Rep. Jason Perillo

The candidates are set for next month’s special election in the state Senate’s 21st district filling the seat for former Senator Kevin Kelly. Republicans have selected Shelton state Representative Jason Perillo. We spoke with Rep. Perillo ahead of the February 25th special election to learn more about his platform. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Budderfly

Melissa in the Morning: Budderfly

In August of 2024, Connecticut news outlets were buzzing about Budderfly; a Connecticut company bringing renewable energy to UConn Health’s Farmington campus. Then, the governor name-dropped the Shelton-based company during his 2025 state of the state address. We connected with Budderfly CEO Al Subbloie to understand their business model and how it’s lowering Connecticut’s carbon…

Melissa in the Morning: Executive Orders

Melissa in the Morning: Executive Orders

Right on The White House government website, it’s outlined President Trump’s immediate priorities upon entering office. Some of his key executive orders impacting Connecticut residents include immigration and gender identification on documents. We got a breakdown of these orders from Dr. Patricia Crouse, a practitioner in residence in public administration and political science at University…

Melissa in the Morning: Preemptive Pardons

Melissa in the Morning: Preemptive Pardons

In the final minutes of his presidency, Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned several family members, Covid response chief Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the House for the January 6th riot investigation. We spoke with Attorney Bill Bloss, our legal expert, to get a better understanding on how preemptive pardons work. Image Credit: Reuters

Melissa in the Morning: Severe Weather Bill

Melissa in the Morning: Severe Weather Bill

Governor Lamont is set to present his first proposal during the 2025 legislative session. We asked political reported, Mike Cerruli, what could be in the severe weather bill proposal. We also got more insight about the Ratepayers First Act. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

The American Cancer Society released a new report this week showing younger women are nearly twice as likely to have cancer than men. It also showed middle-aged women are at a higher risk for cancer too. Medical oncologist and the director of the early onset cancer program at Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Veda Giri, shared…

Melissa in the Morning: Congressman Jim Himes

Melissa in the Morning: Congressman Jim Himes

A republican led bill titled Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act reportedly passed in a 274-145 vote yesterday with more than a quarter of Democrats voting in support. That included Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes. We got a better understanding about the difference between this act and the proposed Laken Riley Act. Image Courtesy of Congressman Jim…

Melissa in the Morning: Red Dye Banning

Melissa in the Morning: Red Dye Banning

The FDA is banning red dye number three in food, drinks and ingested drugs.  Wednesday’s move comes more than 30 years after scientists found links between the dye, which is made from petroleum, and cancer in animals. We spoke with Dr. Andrew Wong with Hartford Healthcare about the banning and what products are impacted. IMAGE…

Melissa in the Morning: Firefighter Cancer Awareness

Melissa in the Morning: Firefighter Cancer Awareness

January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Is Connecticut doing enough to support our firefighters and address the concerns of cancer-causing chemicals on scene of disasters and even in the clothing firefighters wear? We spoke with Caitlyn Pereira of the Fairfield Firefighters Association IAFF local 1426 and Pete Brown, the President of the state association of…