Chris Keating, The Courant's Capitol Bureau Chief, looks at the House's plan to vote Wednesday on a $15 minimum wage in Connecticut, and the call for higher taxes on the rich.

Jim McKinnon, head coach of the University of St Joseph softball team, talks the regionals. St Joseph qualified for the NCAA Division 3 National Tournament this weekend, and will play in the regionals at Tufts University starting Friday.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill discusses early voting and voting security.

Scott Bates, Connecticut Port Authority Chairman, discusses the new State Pier project. Connecticut has reached a harbor development agreement and announced the start of a $93 million investment at State Pier, the beginning of what state officials foresee as the transformation of an underutilized port into a hub for the offshore wind industry.

Yvonne Joy and Patricia Rehmer join us for National Nurses Week. May 6th through 12th is National Nurses Week, and in Connecticut, the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing will be bestowed upon our state’s nurses at three different ceremonies. Learn more.

Chris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, explains why emoluments are a bigger risk with Tom Ritter on the Uconn Board of Trustees.

Joe Portereiko, Trama Surgeon at Hartford Healthcare, discusses Trauma Survivors Day, coming May 15th. This year’s focus is Firearm Injury Prevention. Deaths and injuries caused by firearms can happen in any community, to anyone, and at any time, according to the Association of State and Territorial Officials (ASTHO).

Mayor Monday with John Elsesser, the Town Manager of Coventry.

Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) talks protecting social security. Today at 10am, Rep. Larson will hold a public forum in Manchester on protecting and improving Social Security. This year, Larson introduced the Social Security 2100 Act with over 200 original cosponsor. This landmark bill makes Social Security fully solvent beyond the next 75 years while enhancing the hard-earned benefits the program provides.

Jill Schlesinger, CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill on Money, talks Trump's new Chinese tariff proposals. President Trump tweeted this weekend that he's ready to raise tariffs from 10 to 25 percent on millions of dollars of US-imported Chinese goods, and also may add a 25 percent tariff to another $325 billion worth of China's exports to the US, which aren't subject to levies. The markets have been freaking out about this decision... what will the long-lasting impact be?

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