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120 doctors in Connecticut at risk of losing their jobs! That’s a headline from the Hartford Courant and we wanted to find out what’s happening. We spoke with Sen. Jeff Gordon, a member of the Public Health Committee and a practicing doctor, to learn more and find out what legislators are trying to pass to fix this problem.

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News outlets reported this week that Beacon Falls is the second town to have approved red light camera plans. But that’s not entirely true. We spoke with DOT’s Josh Morgan about the process to get red light or speed enforcement cameras in your town and city and why it can be a lengthy process to get done.

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Host Paul Pacelli spoke with GOP State Rep. Devin Carney on Monday's "Connecticut Today" regarding the pending conditional release of a cannibal killer that's outraged many state residents (00:36). Paul also opened the show wondering why we can't get a straight answer from Connecticut leaders on the overall statewide cost of un-documented migrants (06:35). CBS News Foreign Correspondent Chris Livesay updated us from Rome on the condition of Pope Francis (22:16)

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Diapers can be a big expense for families with young children, but a new bill has been proposed that may make things a little easier! Jon Kamal spoke with the Diaper Bank of CT and got the details!

Congressman Jim Himes was just in Israel this month and over the weekend he discussed on Fox News the next stage in the Israel Hamas ceasefire. We did a deeper dive conversation with Rep. Himes about the latest with the Israel-Hamas war.

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The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General released a report determining detention staff were not at fault for the in-custody death of a Hartford woman last year. That news broke earlier this month and a lot of times, when you hear inspector general, many wonder how exactly does the job work? For example, how does the office determine an officer-involved shooting is deemed justified or not? We asked James Viadero, Chief Inspector for the Office of the Inspector General.

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More and more bee populations are depleting at an alarming rate, and we want to know why. The scary thing is…it’s sort of a mystery. We got perspective on what we’ve seen here in Connecticut with bee numbers from Paula Wolf, State Apiary Inspector at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Connecticut State Senator Ceci Maher joins Bill this week and discusses her efforts to protect libraries.

This week, Mike is joined by News 8’s Jeff Derderian, State Senator James Maroney, State Representative Tom O’dea, and News 8’s George Grotheer.

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's "Connecticut Today" looking at a prospective bill at the State Capitol hoping to force more state employees back into various offices (00:29). "Coalition for a Prosperous America" analyst and former Wall Street Journal and Forbes reporter Kenneth Rapoza detailed the deep connection between China, India, and the U.S. regarding generic pharmaceuticals (13:23)

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