Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud discuss an announced 5-year revaluation of land in Connecticut that has farmers crying foul.

Joining us for the discussion are Bryan Hurlbert, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Martin Heft, Undersecretary of Intergovernmental Policy and Planning at OPM, Republican State Senator Heather Somers, and farmers Kim Grijalva, Jennie Kapszukiewicz, and Jerry Grabarek.

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith an Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud are joined by members of the UConn journalism department as we discuss their work on the growth of executive power and the presidency of Donald Trump.

Guests:

UConn Associate Professor Amanda Crawford

Students: Charlotte Harvey, Lily Goldblatt and Mikayla Bunnell

January 12 marks the 3rd anniversary of legal sales of recreational marijuana in the state of Connecticut.

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and Gregory Stroud, editor in chief of CT Examiner, talk to three experts in the field about the state of the industry in Connecticut and how legal cannabis has fallen short of once-rosy promises for equity, health and tax dollars.

Joining us for the roundtable are Lou Rinaldi, an advocate for medical cannabis in Connecticut; Erin Gorman Kirk, Connecticut’s Cannabis Ombudsman, and Tess Eidem, senior research scientist at University of Colorado, Boulder, who specializes in cannabis quality and safety.

CT Examiner Host Brian Scott-Smith talks to reporters Francisco Uranga, Amy Wu, Eric Obernauer and Nick Sambides.

CT Examiner Editor-in-Chief Gregory Stroud and Co-Host Brian Scott-Smith talk to CT Examiner staff about their recent coverage including: Francisco Uranga on the possibility of building new nuclear power plants in Connecticut. Amy Wu on the state's new housing bill and how the regulations are affecting planning in the town of Groton. And Eric Obernauer discusses a controversial veto by Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons of local regulations that would limit the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in an effort to end abusive practices in out-of-state "puppy mills."

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud talk to Scott Spencer, Chief Operating Officer of AmeriStarRail, about his plan to use private equity to improve rail service on the Northeast Corridor.

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud talk to staff about their latest reporting.

Eric Obernauer reports on Caroline Simmons taking a second term in Stamford. Daniel Tepfer reports on the death of a Bridgeport crime kingpin. Amy Wu reports with Ally LeMaster on the troubled seawall project in Groton.

And Robin Breeding talks food and the holidays in her weekly events calendar update.

Co-hosts Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud talk to staff about their latest reporting, including a plan to redevelop one of New England's quintessential shoreline towns, a case of a fake Keith Haring, and a projected $38 million shortfall in Hamden's budget.

Includes conversations with reporters Amy Wu, Nick Sambides and Daniel Tepfer.

CT Examiner staff talk about their recent work on the Department of Correction and criminal justice in Connecticut. Editor Gregory Stroud and Reporter Ally LeMaster discuss the case of J'Allen Jones and the paper's attempts to secure video footage of his homicide in prison at the hands of staff. Co-host Brian Scott-Smith interviews Corrections Ombudsman DeVaughn Ward, and CT Examiner welcomes special guest and columnist Chandra Bozelko to the show to discuss her recent investigative work on ILAP -- Connecticut's Inmate Legal Aid Program -- which calls into question the constitutional sufficiency of the state's program.

Brian O'Connor, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy for Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, joins the staff of CT Examiner to discuss the issue of housing as Connecticut's legislature takes up legislation in a special session this week.

Co-hosted by Brian Scott-Smith and CT Examiner Editor in Chief Gregory Stroud.