The Full Story

Appalling conditions in some Connecticut schools , including rodent infestations and mold growth, are making students and teachers sick and stressed. How can teachers meet the increasing demands of their profession when they, and their students, are becoming ill in unsafe, decaying buildings? Our guests: Melanie Kolek, legal counsel, Connecticut Education Association Diane Phanos, former teacher and president, Stamford Education Association Donald Perras, Ph.D., educational consultant Judy

It’s Election Day. But in this off-year election, how many young people will cast a ballot? The importance of the youth vote, with guests: Denise Merrill, Connecticut secretary of the state Cristin McCarthy-Vahey, Connecticut state representative, D-Fairfield Tony Hwang, Connecticut state senator, R-Fairfield Carol Reimers, president, League of Women Voters of Connecticut Nicholas LaLota, Republican commissioner, Suffolk County Board of Elections

In Connecticut the suicide rate among young people nearly doubled in a single year. Meanwhile, a New York task force is recommending intervention in communities – young black, Latina and LGBT – that are at high risk of suicide. And nationwide the rates continue to climb. We’ll discuss what’s causing the crisis, and what can be done to curb it, with guests: Gillian Anderson, founder and board chair, My Friend Abby Valerie Lepoutre, young adult program coordinator, National Alliance on Mental

Voters will have their say in three important races next Tuesday for mayors in New Haven and Bridgeport and for county executive in Suffolk. The incumbents are facing serious and difficult challenges. We'll have a preview of Election Day 2019, with guests: Ebong Udoma, senior political reporter, WSHU Dan Haar, columnist and associate editor, Connecticut Hearst Connecticut Media Davis Dunavin, reporter, WSHU Karl Grossman, professor of journalism, SUNY Old Westbury; investigative environmental

There’s a group of wealthy Americans who want to be taxed more than the rest. They advocate for policies that promote a livable wage and close the economic inequality gap. We’ll discuss the Patriotic Millionaires, with guests: John Driscoll, member, and Morris Pearl, chair, Patriotic Millionaires Larry Levy, executive dean, National Center for Suburban Studies, Hofstra University Anne Hughest, Connecticut state representative, D-Easton Jennifer Trudeau, Ph.D., assistant professor of business

New data released in Connecticut show 134 schools fall below federal recommended guidelines for measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. And health experts say many people don’t plan to get a flu shot this year. We’ll discuss what it takes to keep the population protected and healthy from these communicable diseases with guests: Bob Duff, Connecticut Senate majority leader, D-Norwalk Sharon Nachman, M.D., professor of pediatrics and chief of division, pediatric infectious diseases, S tony Brook

Solar, wind, hydro, natural gas, nuclear…it’s a hodgepodge of power that’s filtered into an old energy grid, one that some worry is vulnerable to failure. We’ll discuss how to supply the region with reliable, affordable power, with guests: Raghib Allie-Brennan, Connecticut state representative, D-Bethel Mark Morey, senior electricity expert, U.S. Energy Information Administration Mark Harrington, reporter, Newsday Samantha Dynowski, state director, Sierra Club Connecticut Dan Dolan, president,

New York and Connecticut have spent billions of dollars to subsidize film and television projects. The goal was to grow the local entertainment industry and jobs. We’ll discuss why those tax breaks have produced less than expected results, with guests: Marc Fitch, investigative reporter, Yankee Institute for Public Policy J.D. Allen, producer, The Full Story Martin Cantor, Ed.D., director, Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy Joe McGee, vice president of public policy and programs,

Connecticut released another round of school-level vaccination records. New York will consider suspending fusion voting. Purdue Pharma still wants to give its executives bonuses. We look at a week full of news and politics, with guests: David Lombardo, capitol reporter, Albany Times Union Michael Gormley, Albany reporter, Newsday Dan Haar, columnist and associate editor, Hearst Connecticut Media Ken Dixon, state capitol reporter and columnist, Hearst Connecticut Media Ebong Udoma, senior

Hospital costs are rising fast. Connecticut and New York legislators say they’re trying to regulate the culprits, like prescription drug and out-of-network service prices. We’ll discuss why hospital care is so expensive, and what’s being done about it, with guests: Phil Boyle, New York senator, R-Bay Shore Bill Hammond, director of healthy policy, Empire Center Walter Markowitz, Ed.D., assistant professor of health professions, Hofstra University Nancy Peppard, Ph.D., forensic gerontologist and