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On today's Mike Cerulli Show, Mike chats with Connecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon on the end of fiscal year, the state of Connecticut's economy, and the political outlook looking toward November. (0:00) Then, Mike previews the upcoming political battles in Greenwich with Nick Simmons, Democratic candidate for State Senate (45:30). Finally, Frank Ricci, conservative commentator and Fellow at the Yankee Institute, discusses his recent one-on-one interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1:31:12)

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up another busy week on "Connecticut Today" wondering if Governor Ned Lamont's push for "ranked choice voting" will be successful (00:26). Fairfield GOP State Sen. Tony Hwang dropped by to chat about a recent audit of the State Department of Motor Vehicles (13:30). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso talked about another election controversy in the Park City (26:29)

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The housing crisis in Connecticut is a similar problem most of the country is seeing so lawmakers in Washington are pushing to pass more legislation to help! We spoke with Renee Dobos, CEO of CT Housing Partners, about the proposals. We also looked at the challenges Connecticut is specifically facing and how we can do a better job creating affordable workplace housing opportunities.

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Quinnipiac University is launching a new course led by Professor Ari Perez, focusing on the cultural and societal impact of international pop sensation Taylor Swift. The three-credit course will cover Swift's rise to fame, her artistic evolution and her impact on contemporary culture and industry standards. We got more specifics from Professor Perez.

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A recent CT Mirror article highlighted ridership on city buses across the state and the impact of reinstating bus fares last year. We spoke with Josh Morgan with the Department of Transportation to better understand some of the data showing a drop in ridership and whether eating the cost of bus fares makes sense for Connecticut.

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Despite being one of the oldest and most well-known scam techniques, phishing scams continue to be successful. The BBB Scam Tracker reports totaled over 9,000 in 2023, more than double the previous year and a record high. With the current year’s reports trending toward another record, phishing is clearly on the rise as scammers adopt new technologies. We spoke with Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau serving Connecticut about the new data and detecting red flags.

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Thursday's "Connecticut Today" opened with host Paul Pacelli talking about the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned around World War II for the Allies (00:25), while Yankee Institute columnist Andrew Fowler talked about Connecticut's contributions to the World War II fighting force (12:32). Blogger Lennie Grimaldi from "Only in Bridgeport.com" also stopped by with his weekly update (24:01)

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To wrap up the first stop on the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour was Mike Moran of the Palace Theater.

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Next up on the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour is Matt Quinones, the Director of Operations for the city of Stamford. He spoke to Melissa about the Parks in Stamford and the Parks Community Partnership.

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Stamford Fire Chief Rex Morris stopped by Curley's Diner for the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about his time as a fire fighter and just everything having to do with the fire department!

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