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Though it's in the town next door, Melissa spoke to Shawn Peterson, the direct to consumer business manager of PEZ! During this conversation at the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour, Shawn talked about his history with Pez and what's going on at the PEZ Factory in Orange.

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Milford United Way is doing a lot of stuff to help the city of Milford through events like the annual Duck Race, so naturally, Melissa welcomed them to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour!

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Melissa welcomed the Charles Island Reforestation group to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about the latest with the group, about a year after we welcomed them onto the show!

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The WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour hit stop number three, Pop's Family Restaurant in Milford, CT and immediately spoke to Eleni, one of the owners of Pop's!

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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" wondering if Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy went a bit too far in recent criticism of President Trump (00:42). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar discussed action at the State Capitol and a coming visit to Connecticut by former President Barack Obama (15:30). Connecticut Energy Marketers Association President Chris Herb updated us on energy and home heating/cooling issues in the current state budget talks (23:50)

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Bridgeport Day at the Capitol is happening Monday, May 19th and city officials are focused on education. We spoke with interim superintendent, Dr. Royce Avery, about the push for increased funding, safe and supportive classrooms, and equitable education for all Bridgeport students.

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A measure that would have imposed strict new rules on homeschooling in Connecticut will not be advancing in the state legislature.  Leaders have confirmed that the section regulating homeschooling will not be part of a larger education bill. We spoke with Senator Jason Perillo, who is praising this decision. We also talked about proposed legislation that could greatly impact parks and rec summer camps financially, possibly shutting some down in the future.

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In an effort to persuade lawmakers to focus on animal welfare bills this session, the Connecticut Humane Society went to the capitol and they brought furry friends too! We spoke with executive director of CHS, Jame Bias, about the bills being debated and the impact on rescue animals.

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With just a few weeks left of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers are very focused on passing a budget and the looming question about Medicaid costs. We did a deeper dive into these topics with News 8 political reporter, Mike Cerulli.

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Monroe officials just passed the town’s budget making local history but also raising the taxes. First Selectman Terry Rooney broke down the process to get the next fiscal budget completed and why with tax increases, there was still an overwhelming “yes” vote to pass it.

To read the full budget: https://www.monroect.gov/

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