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A new medical report revealed that Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease. What is it and how likely is it to spread in Connecticut? We asked infectious disease Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. We also got the latest on measles outbreaks nationwide.

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Bill discusses everything on his mind this week, and joined by guests Brett Rosner and Attorney Riju Das.

A group of leaders representing a statewide collection of universities, leading corporations, and public sector partners announced the launch of the Connecticut AI Alliance. And the co-founder of it is our cybersecurity expert on the show, Dr. Vahid Behzadan from the University of New Haven.

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After hours of testimony and hundreds of people testifying, we want to know what came out of the ‘public benefits’ hearing in Hartford? We spoke with Senator Ryan Fazio, ranking senator of the Energy Committee.

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A bombshell announcement made in Norwalk. Longtime mayor and former Norwalk police chief, Harry Rilling, announced he is not seeking reelection. But in a matter of days, candidates have already thrown their names in the ring for mayoral run, and one of those candidates got a major endorsement! What’s going on? We asked Lisa Brinton, Norwalk Independent Party Chair, for some insight.

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Host Paul Pacelli ushered in Thursday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with remarks from a major state legislative leader concerning the ongoing controversy over transgender athletes competing against biological females in Connecticut (00:55). Yankee Institute for Public Policy President Carol Liebau dropped by to discuss a new report detailing Connecticut state employee overtime pay and the alleged use of so-called "overtime spiking" (15:39). "Only In Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi talked about possible charter revision in Bridgeport and more short tempers on the City Council (23:32). We welcomed former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of political science at St. Peter’s University Alain Sanders to chat about Tuesday night's Presidential address and the future for Democrats (36:59)

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Another economic black, but this time targeting one company for an extended period of time! Jon Kamal has all the details...

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We know there’s a housing crisis in Connecticut and for the first time in years, we may see solutions to create fair, affordable housing opportunities. We got the scoop from Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners and our housing expert on Melissa in the Morning.

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Following the President’s address to Congress, we spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal specifically about potential social security fraud and DOGE cuts.

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