Manresa Island Corporation, the nonprofit leading the transformation of Manresa Wilds, unveiled the concept plan for the Northern Forest: a 28-acre landscape that will welcome visitors back to the site for the first time in nearly 75 years. What does it mean for the Manresa property in Norwalk? We asked Jessica Vonashek, Executive Director of Manresa Island Corp.

For the latest on Manresa Wilds: https://www.manresawilds.org/

Connecticut law enforcement rolled out a questionnaire required to be used by all agencies, which they say is saving lives and helping victims of domestic violence. We spoke with White Ribbon Committee Chairman, Gary McNamara, at the Center for Family Justice about this.

To contact The Center for Family Justice: https://centerforfamilyjustice.org/

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One day we’re an ‘F’ and a few days later, an ‘A.’ A recent article looked at all the states in the US with legalized marijuana laws on the books, which includes Connecticut. The article specifically looked at warning labels on cannabis products and originally gave our state a failing grade. But the article has since been corrected. What happened? We asked Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

For the original article: https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/cannabis-product-safety-warnings-states-analysis/v

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Recently, the Trump Administration decided to make drastic changes to the fuel-economy standards for new cars. What exactly does that mean and why does it matter for drivers, specifically in Connecticut where we pay high gas prices, have incredibly long commutes and still deal with some of the oldest highways in the Northeast? Jim Cameron of the weekly opinion column Talking Transportation weighed in on this.

For Jim’s full article: https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/07/the-hidden-cost-of-fuel-economy/

Hartford is considering an ordinance to limit the number of pets a family can have. It’s an effort to crack down on animal cruelty and hoarding cases. But is it ethical? We asked Susan Linker, CEO and Founder at Our Companions Animal Rescue, about this.

Should the public benefits charge on your utility bill go away? Eversource and UI customers have been demanding that in recent years, and now a top executive at Eversource is echoing that message. We spoke with Digaunto Chatterjee, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Eversource.

Earlier this month, Stamford dealt with a scary standoff situation that ended with a person dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The case remains under investigation by the Inspector General’s Office.  In the meantime, we wanted to get insight into how standoffs are handled and what responses look like on average. For perspective, we spoke to Sgt. Craig Brezniak with the Emergency Services Unit for Connecticut State Police.

New research suggests that the two-dose shingles vaccine may slow the progression of dementia. We spoke with Dr. Browne about this. Plus, Australian scientists have developed a needle-free vaccine patch technology that could make traditional injections a thing of the past. We got Dr. Browne’s take on this.

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Some think it’s a disastrous bill; others think it does basically nothing new. No matter what people think about the latest housing bill signed into law for Connecticut, most agree that having no public comment options ahead of voting is a real problem for residents. We spoke about this more with Renee Dobos of Connecticut Housing Partners.