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Mental health needs continue to be highlighted in our news and in our proposed laws, especially after the pandemic. But a lot of health insurance carriers still don’t cover mental health needs like therapy sessions. We spoke with Comptroller Sean Scanlon about House Bill 6145: An Act Concerning Mental Health and Substance Use Parity, Compliance and Transparency.

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In what seemed like an instant, hundreds of nursing students in Connecticut were left without a complete education, a degree and answers for their future. I’m talking about the abrupt closure of Stone Academy two years ago. And now a local law firm settled a case against Stone Academy for $5 million to benefit the students who were deceived in a variety of ways. David Slossberg of Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg and Knuff gave us the details.

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There are more efforts to crack down on social media hurting young people. A new Connecticut bill seeks to ban social media’s use of algorithms on minors. It was put forward by State Representative Kathy Kennedy, who represents the 119th District, which includes Milford. She shared what led to creating House Bill 5474 and how it works if it passes.

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This week, Bill talks about the week that was and is joined by Connecticut State Representative Christopher Rosario.

A lower legal limit would naturally lead to less drunk driving, right? It may seem simple on the surface, but Jon Kamal discovered that the economic implications are not so simple.

Paul Pacelli, while filling in on Melissa in the Morning, welcomed State Senator Eric Berthel to talk about the idea of bear hunt as the bear population in Connecticut rapidly increases (0:00). This prompted Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals, to write in and come onto the show to present her side of the bear hunt debate (9:13).

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Jon Kamal's conversation with Dr. Tobias Wasser regarding House Bill 6857 continues, with a look at the specific proposal's designed o curb youth addiction to social media.

This week, the Attorney General proposed a bill to address youth social media addiction. Jon Kamal spoke to the experts about what social media is really doing to your kid's brain.

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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with his opinion that Connecticut needs to approve a limited bear hunt for public safety reasons (00:44). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the possible implementation of user fees and/or taxes on owners of electric vehicles (14:58). Quinnipiac University Immigration Law Professor Sheila Hayre joined us to discuss the current controversy between a "sanctuary city" and a "welcoming city" (22:49), while CBS News reporter Robert Berger joined us from Jerusalem regarding the current ceasefire in the Middle East and President Trump's surprising proposals for a post-war Gaza (30:51)

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