It wasn’t a close call; it was a full-blown collision! Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night. What could have led to this? We asked retired commercial airline pilot, Paul Zielinski, for perspective on this case and insight about LaGuardia’s runways.

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Host Paul Pacelli welcomed noted national columnist Red Jahncke to Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" to chat about a new study commissioned by the Yankee Institute and the Nutmeg Research Initiative. It looks at the long-term economic impact of Connecticut State Police overtime pay (00:49). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar dropped by to talk about the state's top stories, including the ongoing PURA saga and some new poll numbers regarding Gov. Ned Lamont (11:08). Paul had a few thoughts about U.S. healthcare and the ongoing partial government shutdown (20:45). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi updated us on a Trump administration announcement regarding drug pricing (36:31)

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Stratford is the latest Connecticut municipality to get the green light from DOT to have red-light cameras. We spoke with Police Chief Joseph McNeil about where the cameras are, who they are looking for and how long the plan will be in place.

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PURA Chair, Marissa Gillette, is set to leave her post October 10th. So, what is the plan to fill her position and the rest of the PURA commissioner roles? We asked Governor Lamont about that. We also discussed the latest efforts to try and keep the Connecticut Sun team in our state and where pension plans play into this. 

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Some new laws that were recently passed by the state legislature are taking effect today. We talked about street takeovers, e-bikes and laws to support veterans with state Senator Jeff Gordon. He serves as a Ranking Member on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" looking at some new poll numbers from the University of New Hampshire regarding Governor Ned Lamont's current job approval rating and his prospects for a possible re-election (00:30). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio discussed what she's hearing about ongoing state employee union contract talks with Gov. Ned Lamont's office (14:15)

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Last year, 6-year-old Jathan Escobar was murdered in a domestic violence attack in Bridgeport. The man who did it remains in custody but now Jathan’s biological father is attempting to sue the state of Connecticut, claiming DCF dropped the ball several times and could have prevented the death of his son. Jimmy Escobar’s attorney, Kelly Reardon, shared details of the case and potential lawsuit against the state and DCF.

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Connecticut is getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the removal of marine debris from Long Island Sound. The Maritime Aquarium is getting in on a close to 2-million-dollar federal grant, specifically for work in Connecticut. We spoke with Justin Susarchick, Senior Project Manager in the Conservation Department at the Aquarium; he is also the person leading the lobster trap cleanup initiative.

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There have been a lot of ideas surrounding Great Island in Darien. Amid making the property more publicly accessible, apparently costs are becoming a bigger issue. For the latest, we checked in with Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky.

To learn more about the future of Great Island: https://greatisland.darienct.gov/

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Stamford’s Planning Board is set to vote on a contentious “2035 Comprehensive Plan of Conservation and Development,” the city’s master plan for the next ten years. Many are concerned about adding more residential density in neighborhoods already overwhelmed by massive growth. We asked Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons to give more details on the proposal and whether this is basically a local “8-30g plan” for the city.

For more information on the 2035 plan: https://www.stamfordct.gov/government/operations/stamford-2035-comprehensive-plan

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