Sen. Paul Formica of East Lyme, co-chair of Appropriations Committee, updates us on the state budget.

Betsy Gara of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) explains how the budget fight threatens credit for a third of Connecticut municipalities.

Chris Powell, managing editor of the Manchester Journal Inquirer, says skip school for a few years, just keep funding pensions.

NBC Political reporter. Re: State Budget debate.

Steven Smith, the Scout Executive, Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Rivers Council, discusses the recent decision to allow girls in the Boy Scouts, and more. How was this news received, from a local perspective?

Rich Hanley, Associate Professor/Journalism at Quinnipiac University, asks why Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein bombshell did not run on NBC? Do news stations choose the news they want you to hear?

Greg Jones, VP, Hartford HealthCare Community Health and Engagement and Founder of the Legacy Foundation in Hartford, talks Global Hand Washing Day, Sunday October 15th. On Monday October 16th at 10:30 am, Hartford HealthCare along with the Legacy Foundation will be visiting the MLK School in Hartford to stress the importance of having clean hands to the children there.

Mary Barneby, Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of CT, shares thoughts on girls being allowed into Boy Scouts.

Rachel Alexander, senior editor at The Stream, is a political columnist and the founder and editor of Intellectual Conservative. There are some big cases this term including a compelled speech/religious freedom case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a union case Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, and a gerrymandering case Gill v. Whitford. How the court rules on these cases will most likely be precedent setting.

CEA Executive Director Don Williams talks the CEA, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Municipalities taking the state to court to prevent $557 million in education funding cuts.