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Host Paul Pacelli started a new week on "Connecticut Today" with the latest on growing questions surrounding President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign (00:32). Blogger Chris Powell stopped by to chat about another call to raise taxes in Connecticut, based on large, expensive homes (13:53). We also heard a portion of Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy's Sunday remarks on CNN regarding President Biden's refusal to leave the 2024 White House race (26:45)

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Connecticut continues to struggle to fill teacher positions and once we fill positions, our state is doing all it can to retain those teachers. More support is a big win for teachers and later this month, there are training opportunities to address youth-service learning in our schools. Kate Scheuritzel, Director of Programs for Serve Connecticut, shared the impact of this type of learning in the classroom and why educators should sign up for the free training July 22 and 24th.

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Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another week on "Connecticut Today" with more news and analysis on the growing calls for President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 reelection bid (00:34). We welcomed David Junk, co-author of, "Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia," who talked about being one of the first major music company executives to set up shop in post-Soviet Union Russia (12:02). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso stopped by with his weekly update (26:18)

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The latest economic update came out Monday July first with some good signs as the new fiscal year begins. What are some big takeaways, and do we need to adjust our fiscal guardrails moving forward? We talked about all of that with Comptroller Sean Scanlon.

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It’s nothing to celebrate; a new report reveals Connecticut is the worst state in the country to rent in. We spoke with Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners, about the findings and what we can do to improve renting challenges in our state.

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A new report puts Connecticut at the top of the list as the top state for health data breaches to occur. A new study done by QR Code Generator analyzed each state’s number of health data breaches reported between 2009 and 2024 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Connecticut had the highest rates of health data breaches, with 1.5 breaches per 100 health firms, 71% above the national average. We asked our cybersecurity expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, about the findings and what we can do to turn the trends around.

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Losing a Department of Transportation worker is the latest tragedy to happen on Connecticut highways. 26-year-old Andrew DiDomenico died after an alleged drunk driver hit him near I-91 last Friday. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal about tougher penalties for people with criminal records getting behind the wheel, taking away licenses for speeders in work zones, and funding education in schools for future drivers.

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Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli started with Paul's update on the latest rumors surrounding President Joe Biden possible dropping out of the November White House race (00:31). We talked about national security with Charles A. Marino, author of, "Terrorists on the Border and in Our Country" (13:44). Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar dropped by for his take on the biggest state and national stories (26:41)

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The Success Village Apartments saga is not over yet and now, Bridgeport’s Mayor says he’s stepping in. Earlier this week, we reported that the city bought back unpaid tax liens from the Success Village housing co-op it had sold to a private entity.  The city is again the only holder of tax liens for the financially troubled complex, and officials say there are no plans to try and foreclose.  However, the city may still push for a receiver to take over finances at Success Village to make sure the needed investments are made. We got the latest on what the next steps are in addressing these issues from Mayor Ganim.

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State Attorney General William Tong is investigating issues related to the Capulet Fest heavy metal music festival. The three-day event was abruptly cut short, and thousands of people reportedly haven’t been given refunds. Attorney General Tong's office has received numerous complaints and is actively investigating Capulet Entertainment and its owner. We spoke with him about it and why he’s concerned for many reasons, not just money loss.

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