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Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding (R- Brookfield) reacts to four election-related arrests in Bridgeport. Republicans have long voiced concerns about the security of our state’s absentee ballot system. He talks about changed his party would like to see moving forward. Mike Hydeck: Four campaign operatives were arrested in Bridgeport this week, ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D- Connecticut) discusses this week’s hearing in Washington about the alleged Coast Guard coverup of sexual assault and harassment claims, and next steps when it comes to protecting victims. Mike Hydeck: Covering up sexual assault cases for decades. Keeping investigation results away from Congress for years. Those are just ...

Majority Leader Rep. Jason Rojas (D- East Hartford) joins Mike in studio to discuss the infamous car tax, and why repealing it is easier said than done. Lawmakers expect to head into special session to finalize legislation that would change the way vehicles are assessed, among other things. Mike Hydeck: Connecticut lawmakers have been flirting with...

Sen. Ryan Fazio (R – Greenwich) is one of a handful of Republican Senators who voted in favor of a broad housing bill. He joins Mike to discuss why he voted yes despite some reservations, and the changes he hopes to see to the state’s affordable housing law moving forward. Mike Hydeck: Ninety-two thousand. That’s how many housing units......

Majority Leader Rep. Jason Rojas (D- East Hartford) joins Mike in studio to discuss the infamous car tax, and why repealing it is easier said than done. Lawmakers expect to head into special session to finalize legislation that would change the way vehicles are assessed, among other things.

Sen. Ryan Fazio (R – Greenwich) is one of a handful of Republican Senators who voted in favor of a broad housing bill. He joins Mike to discuss why he voted yes despite some reservations, and the changes he hopes to see to the state’s affordable housing law moving forward.

In the coming months, we will see sweeping changes in how we protect senior citizens in Connecticut. Sen. Martha Marx (D- New London) joins Mike with a look at what the new law does to try to accomplish that. Mike Hydeck: Lawmakers are calling this a big first step when it comes to improving elder care in Connecticut. The sweeping…

The reviews from the legislative session are coming in from the groups and agency that lobby for their causes at the State Capitol. Chris DiPentima, president & CEO of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, weighs in on what he sees as the wins and losses for the business community. Mike Hydeck: Overflowing budget reserves; solid bo...

Hartford is leading the way when it comes to converting old office buildings into apartments. Now a bill making its way through the General Assembly could clear the way for other municipalities to do the same. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam (D- Hartford) joins Mike to explain how they’ve been successful. Mike Hydeck: By some estimates, Connecticut needs ...

Non-profits have long said they need more financial support from the state. With another huge surplus projected for 2025, is now the time or will the state’s fiscal guardrails put a stop to it? We dig into the details with Connecticut for All Director Norma Martinez-Hosang. Mike Hydeck: Well the string of staggering surpluses in our state coffers c...

Sick days – most of us get them so we can get well and not lose our wages during time off, but not all smaller companies offer sick days like restaurants, mom and pop retail businesses and others. 

Connecticut is in desperate need of workers – tens of thousands of workers to build submarines, teach our kids, care for the sick, engineers to lead all that federally funded transportation projects that we have here in Connecticut. Yet some of the schools that do the training are seeing declining enrollment. There are some bright spots, thou...

Sick days – most of us get them so we can get well and not lose our wages during time off. But not all smaller companies offer sick days like restaurants, mom and pop retail businesses and others. But that’s about to change after the House passed a bill that would mandate companies offer 40 hours of sick time per…