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Michael O’Connor, who is better known for leading the Millstone Nuclear Power Station for many years, is the new executive director at the Connecticut Port Authority.The authority is a quasi-public agency that was set up in 2014 with a mission to market and coordinate the development of the state’s ports and maritime i...
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After the resignation of former Executive Director Ginne-Rae Clay in 2024, the Connecticut Social Equity Council hit the reset button with the appointment of former state representative Brandon McGee as the agency's new leader.McGee started by creating the council's first strategic plan for how it would move forward a...
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Connecticut has 169 towns and 138 of them have populations under 30,000. To make sure their voices are heard at the state Capitol, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, or COST, was created 50 years ago to be that voice.This year COST celebrated its Golden Anniversary at its annual Town Meeting.–Brian Scott-Smith r...
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As adult-use recreational cannabis celebrates its second anniversary of legalization in Connecticut, advocates for medical marijuana patients say they’re being left behind. Brian Scott-Smith spoke with Lou Rinaldi, a medical marijuana patient and advocate for other people like him to find out more.–Brian Scott-Smith r...
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The new year started off averaging nearly one traffic fatality a day for almost two weeks – slightly behind the pace during the same period in 2024, according to the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, but still concerning for traffic safety advocates.This week (Jan. 20-27) is also National Passenger Safety Week, a ca...
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Brian Scott-Smith spoke with Lisa Yue, founder and board president of the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation, about her 13-year battle to get legislation passed to help properly diagnose and treat children with cardiomyopathy.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD THE TRANSCRIPT HERE
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Brian Scott-Smith caught up with Lauri Volkert, who was appointed State Fire Marshal in November, to talk about the job and the busy wildfire season Connecticut had in the fall after a summer of record heat.Brian Scott-Smith reportingRead the transcript here
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Rino Ferrarese, President of Affinity Grow in Portland, Connecticut, talks about the cannabis industry and Connecticut's first two years allowing the sale of recreational marijuana.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingRead the transcript here
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Chris DiPentima, President and CEO of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, says job growth has been stagnant over the last five months, mirroring an annual pattern dating back through 2022. –Brian Scott-Smith reportingRead the transcript here
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Attorney General William Tong, who will serve as the president-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General in 2025 before becoming president of the organization in 2026, took a few minutes to answer our questions Wednesday.Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Paul Larson is the President of the Connecticut Farm Bureau, one of the biggest member organizations in the state that helps advocate for the farming industry that employs around 31,000 people in the state's 5,000 farms and helps contribute $4 billion to the state's economy.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Kathy Holt is currently serving as the acting Healthcare Advocate, having been nominated for the post by Gov. Ned Lamont in September. With the General Assembly's approval, she'll officially take on the role. Regardless, as the acting head of the OHA, Holt is on a mission to educate Connecticut consumers about her offi...
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A new advertising campaign and documentary is being launched during the Veterans Day weekend in Connecticut to promote the state’s Veteran Farmers.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT: Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz visited the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center to help celebrate Native American Heritage Month.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Eastern Connecticut State University held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Monday. Local leaders, students, and faculty attended the event which was held on campus at the student center. Ron Welch, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and an Eastern alum, was this year’s keynote speaker...
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Heather Somers, the state Senator for Connecticut’s 18th District, won convincingly in the general election, beating her opponent, Democrat Andrew Parrella, 28,275 to 20,713 votes according to the latest unofficial election results from the Secretary of the State’s website.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney of the state’s 2nd District has been re-elected for a 10th term after defeating his Republican opponent, Mike France.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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State Rep. Greg Howard, R-43rd District, talks about some early voting issues that occurred twice in his district this general election cycle and what his party has to do to turn around the decades-long blue wave in Connecticut.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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The open enrollment period has begun for Access Health CT, the state’s official health insurance marketplace. Connecticut residents can apply for and renew their health and dental insurance starting now until Jan 15, 2025.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Nine more Coast Guard sexual assault survivors have filed legal papers against the US Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy based in New London, Connecticut.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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A $50 million private donation from Elisabeth DeLuca, the former wife of Subway billionaire Fred DeLuca, will go toward creating a new School of Nursing at the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus. The donation is the largest in UConn’s history and is being supported by $30 million in state bonding authorized by G...
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NEW LONDON, CT – Local and state leaders as well as residents of the City of New London heard the latest update Tuesday about the National Coast Guard Museum that will open on the city’s waterfront in 2026. –Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong appeared in Danbury Superior Court on Monday, Oct. 28, to argue for maximum conditions associated with proposedaccelerated rehabilitation in the criminal case against Nancy Burton, of Redding.–Brian Scott-Smith reportingREAD MORE
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Doug Casey, executive director of the Commission for Educational Technology, gave a presentation on Connecticut's Digital Equity Plan at Eastern Connecticut State University on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. He said that although Connecticut doesn’t have an internet connection availability problem, it does have an adoption ...
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Brian Scott-Smith speaks exclusively with Congressman Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, about the possibility of Japan joining the AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the US.
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