Another bad number for Connecticut is stagnant wages. We discuss this and other issues with Mark Fitch, investigative reporter from Yankee Institute, a small government think tank.

Robert Steele is a (partially) retired financial executive and international banking consultant, a former congressman, and author of “The Curse: Big-Time Gambling’s Seduction of a Small New England Town.” We talk gambling and if it's past its prime, as well as compare politics today from back when Bob was in congress in the 1970's.

Michael Harrison says we are moments away from discovering alien life, but is he talking about single cell creatures or little green men? Todd's college roommate believes that alien life is controlling political life on earth. They talk the nature of existence, the Fermi Paradox, and Quantum Entanglement, in what they believed was a fascinating hour.

Todd is joined this "After 6" by State Senator Rob Sampson. They discuss the recent resurgence of tolling the highways of Connecticut, as well as the Special Summer Session coming up on July 22nd.

State Rep. Liz Linehan explains why she voted for the new, most generous in the nation paid family medical leave law in Connecticut. She and Todd debate the merits of this tax hike at a time when people are screaming for relief.

A candidate for governor of Mississippi has blocked a female reporter from embedding with his campaign to avoid being falsely accused of inappropriate behavior. Does this make sense in the #MeToo era or is he simply "sexualizing" the reporter, as she accused? We discuss.

A recent survey of the best and worst run cities in the country put Hartford at 142 out of 150. Former GOP candidate for governor Bob Stefanowski talks about what needs to change, and the opportunity this bad management offers for Republicans to fill a void.

We talk with anti-toll Democrat Frank Farricker about the new, scaled-down, toll proposal offered by senate Democrat leader Martin Looney on the WTIC Morning Show Wednesday morning. Frank doesn't understand why Dems don't abandon tolls and start making life better instead of doing the same old tax and spend thing.

Democrats are taking a new tack on tolls - less is more! We hear the approach offered by Senator Martin Looney on today's WTIC Morning Show and get comment from former state senator Tom Scott.

Is our criminal justice system fair? We talk with attorney Deborah Stevenson from Southbury about what's wrong with the system and what can be done to fix it in the first interview of an in-depth series.