Gov Ned Lamont highlights the list of banks that are participating in the state’s newly created loan program for federal employees who have been impacted by the shutdown. More banks have been added... get the latest.

Mark Ojakian, President of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, said last week he is embarking on a deep analysis of various tuition scenarios, including some free college models, to be weighed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Learn more.

Joe Cooper, Web Editor Hartford Business Journal, shares the latest from the casinos, as both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun say MGM Springfield is taking less gaming revenue than expected.

Shelby Doyle is the director of communications and external relations for National School Choice Week. Held every January, the Week is the nation’s largest-annual celebration of education reform. This week: 366 events and activities in Connecticut to raise awareness about school choice.

Russell Blair of the Hartford Courant talks plastic bags, seat belts, satellite dishes, and a bear hunt: Connecticut legislators consider a myriad of new laws.

Coach Jim Calhoun shares an update with the latest on the Blue Jays season, and looks ahead to the upcoming game versus Johnson & Wales. Coach Calhoun's check-in is brought to you by the law firms of Riscassi and Davis.

Cassidy Murphy, Associate Publisher with the Warren Group, discusses how Connecticut's median single-family home price reached an 11-year high in 2018, but is still ten percent below peak.

Chris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, says maybe nothing will come of it until the insanity in Washington dissipates... but Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-1st District) is now in a position to do something important for the country and not just the military contractors back home.

Eric Gjede, vice president of government affairs, CBIA, discusses 2019 Policy Priorities to help foster growth. To help lawmakers overcome budget deficit problems and better sustain this growth, CBIA has released its 2019 Policy Priorities, a series of recommendations designed to help Connecticut chart a new course.

Andy Condon, Director of the Office of Research with the CT Labor Department, talks job growth. Preliminary Connecticut nonfarm job estimates from the business payroll survey administered by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show the state gained 1,100 net jobs.