Thomas J. Saadi, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, says military veterans will be offered workforce assistance, including employment and training guidance, from the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Veteran Services staff during Stand Down 2019 on September 20th at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs main campus. More than 30 government agencies and social service organizations will take part in Stand Down 2019, to be held from 8am to 2pm at the Rocky Hill campus, 287 West Street.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is leading a group of six Senators demanding eBay, Alibaba, and Craigslist crack down on sales of illegal vaping products. Blumenthal also discusses a new policy restricting teen access to "detox tea" ads hawked by celebrity influencers.

Chris Cusano, the Executive Director of the CT Brain Tumor Alliance, and Kim and Melissa Crowley-- whose mom died from a brain tumor last December-- talk Playing for the Cure: Brainstormin'. The CT Brain Tumor Alliance and the Cusano Family are pleased to present the sixth annual Playing for the Cure: Brainstormin' on Friday, September 20th at Stony Creek Brewery in Branford, featuring music by Blanket Statement!

Jennifer Steadman, Executive Director of the Aurora Women & Girls Foundation, talks the 100 Men Campaign Kickoff with Coach Jimmy Nielsen of the Hartford Athletic. The 4th Annual 100 Men Campaign Kick-Off Breakfast is Wednesday, September 25, 7:30-9am. The event raises money to breakdown barriers and improve the economic outlook for Hartford County women, families, and businesses.

Jay Young, author of The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing, is the founder of King Operating Corp. A fourth-generation oil man and author of The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing,Young discusses the implications for the U.S. of drone attacks that hit the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, forcing the kingdom to cut its oil output in half. News reports said the attacks triggered the steepest petroleum market price surge in 30 years and stoked fears for the global economy.

Jeremy Mooser, Director of Communications, and Patrick Jones, Career Center Coach, share a preview of the Get Hired CT Career Expo taking place Tuesday, September 24th from 11am to 3pm at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

Chris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, discusses the story of John Driscoll, CEO of CareCentrix, whose plan to freeze executive salaries to fund raises for lower level employees loses its luster considering the company's history with the state under the Malloy administration. Is this posturing just a mask for corporate welfare?

Kenneth Mendez, CEO and president of AAFA (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America), discusses Asthma Peak Week.

Senator Kathy Osten, Deputy President Pro Tempore Chair: Appropriations, says 1 is the date that some taxes end or reduce, and it's the date for many new laws to begin. It's just not what the GOP was talking about last week, a 1% tax on PREPARED FOODS in grocery stores, which had already been reported when the budget was first passed way back in early June.

Dan Drew, Mayor of Middletown, checks in for Mayor Monday.