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According to national statistics, nearly 1 in 10 men experience depression or anxiety but less than half of them seek treatment for it. Men are also at a higher risk of death by suicide compared to women. June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and state leaders wanted to look at how we are tackling mental health needs for residents. Julie Vigil is the Branch Chief for Community, Family Health and Prevention of Connecticut Public Health was at the meeting and shared new ideas to combat the problem for guys.

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50 years ago, a deadly fire occurred at a nightclub right on the Greenwich line. The 1974 arson fire at Gulliver’s in Port Chester, New York claimed the lives of 24 people and injured 32 others, including some firefighters. We looked back at the anniversary of the case with Dennis O’Connell. His brother was one of the patrons who died in the blaze. Sandy Clarkson was a first responder the night of that fire and shares what he remembers about the scene and aftermath.

 

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A new study from Cloudwards shows Connecticut is one of the most dangerous states in the US for identity theft to occur online. The report shows Connecticut landed in third place despite having some of the toughest identity theft laws on the books. WICC intern, Catherine Welch, did an investigative report on the issue and spoke with detectives about ways to better protect ourselves from identity theft.

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On today's show, Mike Cerulli chats with Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives Matt Ritter (0:00), Connecticut State Representative Greg Howard (45:30), and Connecticut State Senator Stephen Harding (1:31:21).

Friday's busy edition of "Connecticut Today" opened with host Paul Pacelli's thoughts and takeaways from the previous night's debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump (00:39), and also featured analysis from former Time Magazine Senior Reporter Alain Sanders (13:42). Our author spotlight featured Randall Woods, who talked about his new book, "John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People" (24:56). Quinnipiac University Law Professor Wayne Unger summarized the busy last few days for the U.S. Supreme Court's current term (36:15), while former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly update (45:00)

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Melissa in the Morning welcomed former NASCAR driver and Danbury native Jerry Nadeau to the program to talk about life as a NASCAR driver, the crash that ultimately ended his racing career, and life after racing.

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Lawmakers in Washington DC are discussing the Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023. If passed, it would prohibit the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) from capping the speed for boats along much of the Atlantic Coast, which includes Long Island Sound. We spoke with Frank Hugelmeyer, the President of the National Marine Manufacturers Association. He shared the impacts of this proposed legislation, specifically on Connecticut’s boaters, economy and aqualife.

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The state House approved a wide-ranging bill in special session this week that’s expected to get the governor’s signature. We wanted to do a deep dive into this one piece of legislation that covers eight different items that are not related to each other. State Senator Tony Hwang looked at two of the eight items as examples of majority rule impact on the state and how the new law will impact the average Connecticut resident.

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The state Inspector General has released its report into the ambush attack that killed two Bristol police officers in 2022. What led up to the deaths of Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte and Sergeant Alex Hamzy and what major takeaways can we gain from the 66-page report? We got perspective from our law enforcement expert, Gary MacNamara.

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Thursday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli looked at a controversial move at the State Capitol to change the way the state's motor vehicle property tax is calculated (00:34).  Southern Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Dr. Tess Marchant-Shapiro (13:49) and Sacred Heart University Political Science Professor and Scholar in Residence Dr. Gary Rose (25:54) both previewed the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. Finally, "Only In Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi stopped by for his weekly update (40:26)

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