The drama surrounding the Connecticut Sun and efforts to keep the WNBA team in our state continues. Now there are calls for more oversight when it comes to allocating pension funding as a bargaining chip in our state’s offer to keep the team. We talked about this morning with political reporter, Mike Cerulli, from News 8.

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The state’s largest teachers’ union is out with the results of its annual back-to-school survey. The Connecticut Education Association asked nearly 1,000 teachers about a variety of topics before the school year began. The group’s vice president, Joslyn Delancey, says it turns out many are not doing well. She joined us on the show for more.

For the full report: https://cea.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BTS-Survey-results-2025.pdf

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There have been dozens of car theft reports in Westport this year and apparently this criminal trend has been rising since 2020. Why is that and how can we proactively avoid being targets of vehicle theft? We asked Lt. Anthony Prezioso with Westport Police Department.

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The former Emergency Management Director resigned following the results of an audit done for the town of Fairfield. David Becker is accused of spending $170,000 on a town vehicle that's better equipped with technology than even the chief of police! We talked about this with Laura Devlin, Fairfield Republican Town Committee Chair, who says stepping down is not enough.
To watch the livestream meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB937DnpmoE&t=7090s

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Host Paul Pacelli spent a good part of Thursday's "Connecticut Today" chatting with callers and warning that firing late night host Jimmy Kimmel from his ABC show would set a chilling and dangerous precedent (00:31). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio called in to talk about a proposal to invest state funds to purchase a share of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (15:52)

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We talk a lot on this show about a lack of focus sometimes on the arts. As a society we just don’t give the same attention generally to the arts compared to sports. And for children and young adults interested in the arts recreationally or professionally, this is a major milestone announcement from The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts. It recently announced the approval to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts program, with applications beginning this fall. We spoke about it with Danny Loftus-George, the President of The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts.

For more information: https://www.thenorwalkconservatory.org/
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Two Meta whistleblowers testified this month before the Senate Judiciary Committee on allegations that the company, which includes social media giants Facebook and Instagram, suppressed research about the safety of child users. Senator Blumenthal is the Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and has grilled big tech over these issues consistently. He shared key takeaways from the hearing.

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A teenage boy was struck by a vehicle during a recent street takeover in Shelton. The report showed the teen suffered serious injuries but shared no implications that he will not make a full recovery. This case begs the question: what will it take to see real change with cracking down on street takeovers in the state? We asked Senator Paul Cicarella, ranking member on the Public Safety and Security Committee.

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Does it feel like allergy season is lasting longer than usual? You’re not crazy, it is! The biggest difference over the years, according to Atlanta Allergy and Asthma, is the length of both spring and fall pollen seasons. We talked about that with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Hospital.

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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday's mid-week "Connecticut Today" with his thoughts on whether or not any so-called "affordable housing bill" should be considered in an upcoming General Assembly special session, or just put off until the new year (00:48). Blogger and columnist Chris Powell offered his thoughts on that housing bill, as well as other pressing issues in the state (15:05). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar dropped by to talk housing, a special legislative session, and the future of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (24:56). CBS News Crime and Public Safety Beat leader Anna Schecter spent a few minutes with us to talk about the coming trial in the Charlie Kirk assassination case (35:52)

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