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This week, Bill is joined by Aziz Dehkan, Executive Director of the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs.

On this week's show, Mike is joined by WTNH News 8's Jeff Derderian, Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto, District 36 State Senate candidate Nick Simmons, Connecticut State Representative Greg Howard, and Anthony Anthony from the Connecticut Office of Tourism.

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso to Friday's "Connecticut Today" with his thoughts on a continuing state probe into the practices and finances of the Bridgeport Board of Education (00:32). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Finance Dr. Demissew Ejara talked about the markets' reaction to the implementation of new trade tariffs by the Trump White House (10:08)

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A new study released in Bridgeport suggests we may NOT need as many officers as suggested by the police chief and union in the park city. We spoke with city councilor and co-chair of the council's budget committee, Scott Burns, for more on the study and what happens next.  

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The first candidate to publicly announce a run for Stamford mayor was incumbent Mayor Caroline Simmons. We connected with her to take a look back on her time so far in office and what she wants to tackle if reelected to the seat.

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‘Sitting on a pile of money’ was a phrase made locally famous last month by municipal leaders. Are we sitting on money that could really help out towns and cities in Connecticut? We asked Joe DeLong of CCM about his informational campaign called “Do the Math” and why people should do during the legislative session.

For more information: Municipal Leaders Say State Gov't Is 'Sitting On A Pile Of Money' While Towns Are Forced To Raise Property Taxes | CT News Junkie

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We spoke to Republican candidate for Stamford Mayor, Arthur Augustyn, about his campaign and plans for the city if elected.

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Thursday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli took calls and texts regarding a big wave of tariffs announced by the Trump White House that critics say could crash the economy, while supporters say such a move is long overdue (00:51). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation Dr. James Mohs discussed those tariffs, emphasizing that they're likely part of far bigger negotiations (15:09). Connecticut Police Chiefs Association President and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado discussed changes he'd like to see made to some of the state's marijuana laws (22:35), while "Only In Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi talked about Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim's current budget proposal and the latest news on the city's board of education (30:28)

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President Trump unveiled a long list of countries and territories getting hit with tariffs, and said they were being punished for unfair trade practices. Interestingly enough, while these tariffs were announced, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal announced new legislation that would slap 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium or other products. We spoke with Senator Blumenthal about all the tariffs talk this week.

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A Stamford teacher revealed a reality of housing insecurity in our state and WHO is really impacted by this. Her testimony may surprise you; we spoke about her story and the general issue with affordable workforce housing availability in our state with Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners.

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