Congressman John Larson is calling for the resignation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. And apparently, in Washington DC, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have their reservations about Hegseth. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal about this, who has already publicly called for Hegseth to resign or be fired.

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Wednesday's mid-week "Connecticut Today" kicked off with host Paul Pacelli wondering if it would be wise for a cable T.V. news host and policy pundit to enter the race for the 2026 Republican gubernatorial nomination (00:38). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar weighed in on that possible candidacy, as well as his conversations with Afghans in the state (15:24). Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill detailed a big U.S. Supreme Court case coming up in a few days (23:48)

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro addressed the House Floor in Washington name dropping local artist, Michael Pollack, and local nonprofit, Feeding Families Foundation. In less than three years, this pair has done so much to feed families with children battling health issues in the hospital but also needing to eat. We spoke with Michael Pollack (New Haven Pizza Club) and Jeff Dorman (FFF) about this announcement and what has been accomplished so far.

For more information: https://feedingfamiliesfoundation.org/

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Eversource is appealing the decision by state regulators to reject the sale of its Aquarion Water subsidiary.  The Public Utility Regulatory Authority rejected the request by Eversource to sell Aquarion to the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority.  Eversource's appeal argues that state regulators did not have jurisdiction to reject the agreement. We talk about the irony of that claim with Senator Tony Hwang.

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Jim Mora left UConn for the top football coaching job at Colorado State University last week. But it’s not just sports reporters digging into this; political reporter, Mike Cerulli, has been doing some digging to see how state officials are responding to the news with potential taxpayer dollars.

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Host Paul Pacelli ushered in Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at the national and world debate over U.S. military strikes targeting alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific (00:45). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio - a declared candidate for Governor - talked about a recent suggestion to remove the controversial "public benefits" charge from Connecticut utility bills (16:04). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio discussed her reading of an affordable housing bill recently signed by Gov. Ned Lamont (22:55)

We are gearing up for the winter weather in Connecticut over the next few months. We checked in with Josh Morgan of the CT Department of Transportation to find out how the state preps the roads and the latest on a snowplow driver shortage in the state.

For more information: https://portal.ct.gov/dot/ct-careers?language=en_US

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The latest reported street takeover in Connecticut is being called a targeted attack on police. It happened in East Haven and several people reportedly attacked the first responding officer to the takeover. It begs the question: are there enough penalties to combat this or does the police accountability law need to be tweaked? We asked State Senator Jason Perillo represents Connecticut’s 21st District, which includes Stratford, Seymour, Shelton, and Monroe where street takeovers have happened in the past. He also is a member of Connecticut’s Judiciary Committee.
 
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We focus a lot on high energy costs impacting homeowners; but what about its economic impact from a business perspective? We spoke with Commissioner Dan O’Keefe, of the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Bridgeport City Councilman Alfredo Castillo was arrested for the fourth on a charge of illegally possessing a woman’s absentee ballot in the recent election. This happened just weeks ago, followed by a campaign worker arrested for allegedly illegally taking possession of a voter’s absentee ballot in the 2024 do-over mayoral election in Bridgeport. What can be done to stop bad actors from allegedly committing the same crimes? We spoke with Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas.  

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