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Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti announced he is throwing his hat in the race for a state representative seat. Find out why the six-term mayor wants to make the trips to Hartford for the 104th House District and his issues wit the current incumbent. He also shares whether he will remain mayor if he gets elected in November. Catch up here!

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This week, we highlighted a new PSA statewide sounding the alarm about illegal cannabis products impacting Connecticut youth. Nationally, a survey funded by the National Institute of Health, alerted the public about more teens experimenting with the psychoactive substance, Delta-8.  We wanted to understand the medical impact on a young body and why these products are so dangerous. Dr. Browne shared his insight on this. Plus, he addressed another alarming health story claiming intermittent fasting can put people at a much higher risk for cardiovascular disease.

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That was a direct quote from Senator Richard Blumenthal following a classified briefing by U.S intelligence and law enforcement officials on the dangers of TikTok. Earlier this month, the House overwhelmingly approved and passed a bill that forces the Chinese company, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform to the United States or risk a TikTok ban. Find out why Senator Blumenthal says the information shared in that briefing NEEDS to be declassified and shared with the American people. He also responds to Congressman Himes’ vote against the bill.

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Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli opened with an update about a possible major change in a state labor law affecting bars and restaurants (00:28). Commuter advocate Jim Cameron stopped by to talk about the brewing controversy over the use of license plate scanners (12:34). Hearst Connecticut Media editor and columnist Dan Haar updated us a few stories, including the state's ongoing film and TV tax credit (22:52)

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“We’re still seeing highly potent illegal cannabis products that look like common kid snacks. These edibles are untested and unsafe and can land kids in the hospital. If you see these products, keep them away from children and report them immediately!” This is part of a new PSA from Attorney General William Tong. He is sounding the alarm about illegal products that have been seized in Connecticut stores over the past couple of years. We saw the products as a result of the AG’s raids and get a better understanding of how these products fly under the radar for kids.

A new public service announcement was launched this week regarding illegal, unsafe cannabis edibles made to look like common kid-friendly snacks. Where are these snacks coming from? Why are they so dangerous for children? What advice do we have for parents to talk to their kids about these products? We spoke in depth about this with Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli.

We are officially in spring but what determines the seasonal change? David Mestre of Science You May Not Know explains what's happening astronomically to explain how we get spring and shares the three reasons for the astronomical season.

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You may remember we started the week with our legal expert, Attorney Bill Bloss, talking about Section 27 of House Bill 5498. While the overall bill tackles a lot of problems in Connecticut regarding absentee ballots and creating cleaner elections, there’s a troubling section that’s a direct attack on the independent party. It not only would hurt the third party in our state, there are concerns it would also cause confusion for the average Connecticut voter. We spoke with Lisa Brinton, the Norwalk Town Chair of the Independent Party, who testified against this section earlier this week.

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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with more details about alleged Bridgeport irregularities from the last election cycle (00:29). Institute for Liberty President Andrew Langer dropped by to chat about key Supreme Court cases involving government pressure on social media outlets (12:11). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us for her weekly update, focusing on education and the state's teacher unions (23:54)

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It was a buzzer beater win punching Yale’s ticket to march madness this past weekend. Yale Men’s basketball team beat fourth-seeded Brown earning the program’s seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament and a second trip to the March Madness festivities in the last three years. We had the opportunity to interview head coach James Jones to talk about the program’s growing success, his journey to coaching at Yale and why the college never matches up with UConn.

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