Melissa in the Morning: Pulling Back on Compulsive Gambling

Melissa in the Morning: Pulling Back on Compulsive Gambling

The National Council on Problem Gambling estimates that about five million Americans struggle with compulsive gambling. However, only around 8 percent of these individuals will ever seek help for their problem. Connecticut made online gambling and sports betting legal in 2021 and the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling has reported a huge spike in calls…

Melissa in the Morning: Road Safety Bills

Melissa in the Morning: Road Safety Bills

We are in the midst of the legislative session and several road safety bills have been voted out of committee and could see the light of day by May. We get the details from Alec Slatky from AAA about these pieces of legislation including work zone speed cameras and lowering the blood alcohol limit to…

Melissa in the Morning: Early Voting in CT

Melissa in the Morning: Early Voting in CT

For the first time in Connecticut history, we have rolled out early voting starting today ahead of the primaries April second. Secretary of the State, Stephanie Thomas, joined us for everything you need to know ahead of casting your vote at the polls. Plus, we touched on legislation surrounding elections being debated in Hartford including…

Melissa in the Morning: Marriages in America are Looking Up

Melissa in the Morning: Marriages in America are Looking Up

A new CNN report revealed that marriage rates have been up, and divorce rates are down. Why is that the case and are we seeing that locally with couples in Connecticut? We got perspective from our marriage coach, Bob Donovan. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Hotel Key Card Hack

Melissa in the Morning: Hotel Key Card Hack

There is a new warning for travelers after researchers, posed as hackers, expose a security flaw that could open millions of hotel-room doors. Wired Magazine shared the findings this month outlining the impact on people here and across the globe checking into a hotel. What can we do to better protect ourselves from intruders when…

Melissa in the Morning: Criminal License Renewal Fees

Melissa in the Morning: Criminal License Renewal Fees

Connecticut’s license renewal fees are insanely high, and a new proposal is looking to cap costs. According to a recent report, physicians in New York and Massachusetts must pay $600 every two years to renew their licenses. However, here in Connecticut, physicians and surgeons pay $575 annually or $1,150 every two years. Right now, 83 professions…

Melissa in the Morning: A Longer Allergy Season

Melissa in the Morning: A Longer Allergy Season

Grab the tissues; you’re going to need them! A new report is sounding the alarm about allergy season. Several national studies revealed as a result of weather patterns and trends, AccuWeather meteorologists anticipate three different peaks in pollen levels that should make allergy season last longer in 2024. We learned about ways to best cope…

Melissa in the Morning: Advertising Peer Pressure

Melissa in the Morning: Advertising Peer Pressure

For the first time, we had the Commissioner for Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Nancy Navarretta. After last week’s conversation on the show about alcohol expectations in today’s society and many listeners joining the conversation, we talked about it further with Commissioner Navarretta. We did a deeper dive into the broken societal…

Melissa in the Morning: State Street Debating Scholarships

Melissa in the Morning: State Street Debating Scholarships

State Street Debating Society has named the 2024 high school scholarship award winners. Seven Stamford high school seniors will receive $70K in college scholarship money. State Street Debating Society has offered scholarships to high school students for nearly 60 years awarding more than $1.1 million during that time. Additionally, State Street supports all Stamford High School Debating…

Melissa in the Morning: Light at the End of the Tunnel

Melissa in the Morning: Light at the End of the Tunnel

After seven years of effort to create a new veterans and first responders center in Trumbull, the final amount of money came in this month to put shovels in the ground. Find out about a recent federal grant supporting the center and what this property will do for thousands in our listening area. Ray Baldwin…