A busy Friday edition of “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli started with a new look at the startling amount of taxes paid by Connecticut residents over their lifetimes (00:34). Connecticut Food Association President Wayne Pesce joined us and responded to allegations of grocery store price gouging (13:32). We welcomed Mike Papantonio, co-author of, “Suspicious…
News 8 and Capitol Report Tip Sheet reporter, Mke Cerulli, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the week’s top political news. Image Credit: SeanPavonePhoto / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Broadway is coming to Fairfield! We met Melissa Errico ahead of her show happening this month at the SHU Community Theatre. Melissa Errico is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway star. She is an actress, singer and author who contributes regularly to The New York Times. We got to chat with Errico about her journey to getting on stage and…
Anyone who has spent time in a classroom can tell you about the value of student engagement. According to a recent Gallup poll, students who are engaged in their learning are 2.5 times more likely to say that they get excellent grades and do well in school. With 150 students now participating in the Stamford…
Connecticut Insider highlighted what’s been happening behind closed doors with the Freedom of Information Act and many residents have no idea what it means for you when it comes to accessing public information. Colleen Murphy is the Executive Director and General Counsel for Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission. She shared the Freedom of Information Act,…
Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli welcomed Quinnipiac University Interim Associate School of Communications Dean Professor Ben Bogardus to chat about the death of O.J. Simpson and the lasting effect that coverage of his murder trial had on TV news (00:26). “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi also stopped by with the latest news…
Virginia Cipolla, Agriscience Teacher & Program Coordinator for the Stamford Agriscience Program, and Samantha Culhane, an FFA Officer at the Stamford Agriscience Program, join Lisa Wexler to talk about an amazing agriscience opportunity for students in Stamford, CT! Image Credit: JJ Gouin / iStock / Getty Images Plus
A new study suggests that teenagers who spend too much on computers and video games may turn psychotic. A new paper published in JAMA Psychiatry says researchers studied over 12-hundred participants who spent a lot of time online as teenagers and found they were up to seven percent more likely than their peers to have…
For the first time, we had Comptroller Sean Scanlon in studio and we wanted to do a check-in on some major programs his office has been working on. First, we tackled MyCTSavings to see how many businesses are now offering retirement plans for their employees. Learn more at: https://myctsavings.com/ We also talked about ArrayRX and people’s access…
According to reports, there is strong bi-partisan support for House Bill 5321: An Act Requiring Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. If passed, the law would require every newborn in Connecticut to get screened for this starting in July of 2027. We asked Senator Jeff Gordon about the significance of this for families. We also…