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Dottie Lerner is running for CT State Representative in the 122nd District, representing sections of Shelton, Stratford, and Trumbull. She shared her goals if elected in November over incumbent Ben McGorty.

For more information: https://www.dottielerner.com/

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How does a fire department determine a one-alarm fire verses three-alarm fire? Which surrounding towns are expected to help in disasters? Do career departments get called before volunteer departments? We talked about fire response 101 with Alan Zygmunt, public information officer for the Connecticut Fire Academy.

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As we continue to track the Berlin brush fire, Chief John Massirio shared a possible cause for the fire. He also shared frustration in containing the fire with delays coming from ATV riders and drone operators.

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The Connecticut Education Association released an assessment after speaking with 600 teachers across the Bridgeport school district. It showed 97% of respondents have a lack of confidence in Dr. Carmela Levy-David’s leadership as superintendent. We spoke with Dr. Levy-David about the report.

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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" talking about the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt that's been wiped clean for thousands of state residents, and whether or not that's fair (00:35). State House Minority Leader Vinnie Candelora discussed evidence that a Venezuelan gang is connected to recent jail violence in Stamford (06:49), while Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar dropped by for his weekly thoughts (15:06)

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Campaign 2024 is almost done, and “Newsline” host Brigitte Quinn got to meet two candidates in key races. First, Republican Matt Corey dropped by (00:00) to talk about what’s motivating him to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Then, incumbent Democratic state Senator Ceci Maher of the 26th District (that represents Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton), joined Brigitte to talk about her platforms and issues in the state legislature (16:47)

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Quinnipiac University just released its latest poll findings of likely voters in the key battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin. We got the latest from analyst, Tim Malloy. 

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This week, the Connecticut Regulation Review Commission approved the rules to allow Narcan and emergency contraceptives to be accessed through vending machines. We got the details on what happens next from Drug Control Director Roderick Marriott with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

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A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting the attention of federal authorities. It comes after former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, reportedly had multiple drugs in his body, including pink cocaine. What is this club drug, the danger of it and how do we detect what’s in certain substances? Gary MacNamara gave us insight into this topic.

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Farms in New Jersey reported this week that the dry conditions have led to shutting down apple picking services. We wanted to know if Connecticut farms are seeing negative impacts from the summer-like conditions this fall. Find out why Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt from the Department of Agriculture says “no, just the opposite!”

For more information on CT Farms: https://ctgrown.org/

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