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Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" featured host Paul Pacelli wondering if listeners were going to listen to, or watch, President Trump's State of the Union address, or avoid the event (00:42). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about a big "emergency bill" being considered this week at the State Capitol (15:42), while CT News Junkie and Substack.com columnist and blogger Terry Cowgill commented on the national scene (27:11). CBS News correspondent Olivia Rinaldi joined us from Washington, D.C. on tonight's State of the Union address (37:22)

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at a controversial state Senate bill that could drastically reduce municipal residential planning and zoning control (00:35). We also heard thoughts on that same bill from GOP State Rep. and Housing Committee member Steve Weir (16:34) and Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio (26:47). CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro also updated us on the current funding shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security (36:48)

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" to talk about so-called "emergency" funding at the State Capitol that evades the normal legislative process (00:44). We welcomed former GOP State Sen. Joe Markley to talk about the 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial race (08:25). CBS News Tech. contributor Ian Sherr commented on a pair of high-profile social media trials that could eventually affect Connecticut (19:49), while Paul also offered some of his thoughts on home security in light of the Nancy Guthrie missing person case (26:05)

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with a Hearst Media report that many Connecticut local police agencies are sharing license plate reader data with out-of-state police and federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (00:34). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her weekly update, including news on the next General Assembly session and some projected utility bill increases (15:27)

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch to Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" to explain the latest twist in a controversy allegedly involving millions of tax dollars and a veteran state lawmaker (00:33). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about her recent columns (09:43), while Paul had a few thoughts at the start of the show about voter behavior in Connecticut (17:55)

Host Paul Pacelli highlighted another new survey on Tuesday's "Connecticut Today," showing the state's continued difficulty in creating a business-friendly environment (00:37). State House GOP Leader Vin Candelora talked about Gov. Ned Lamont's about-face connected to state farmer property taxes (14:57), while Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her weekly update (22:48)

Host Paul Pacelli jump-started Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering if the Trump Administration would get the U.S. further involved in growing unrest in Iran (00:47). CBS News Washington reporter Linda Kenyon had the latest on White House statements regarding Iran (15:21). Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill broke down oral arguments in a big U.S. Supreme Court case regarding transgender athletes (16:58). GOP State Sen. Dr. Jeff Gordon talked about some possible tax increases facing state farmers (22:33). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio looked ahead to a coming "short session" of the General Assembly (27:50)

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with the results of a new survey on just how many people are moving into and out of Connecticut. Why does the state consistently do poorly in these types of studies and others as well? (00:49) Former FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative Eric O'Neill talked about the weekend operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela (16:38). CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes dropped by to discuss the White House's defense of last weekend's military action in Venezuela (25:12). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio gave us her weekly update (28:25), while New Haven Independent reporter Paul Bass had more details on the ouster of former New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobsen (36:31)

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski to Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" to update the status of his city's current water system repairs (00:55). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by to talk about a state-funded hospital takeover (10:34). CBS News Washington reporter Linda Kenyon updated us on the current status of competing bills regarding health care and a possible extension of Obamacare subsidies (21:07). We also welcomed Bill McClay, co-author of, "Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story" (24:08), and finally, Paul offered his thoughts on the Town of Orange and the City of Waterbury moving forward on electronic law enforcement (33:20)

Carol Platt Liebau, President of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy & Salem National News & Public Affairs Board Member, discusses the crisis of our young men, the role parents, society, and culture plays in properly rearing children, the profound loss of the late Charlie Kirk as a guiding voice for young men, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson to Tuesday's  "Connecticut Today" on what might be coming up next in the General Assembly after the signing of a revised housing bill by Gov. Ned Lamont (00:28). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about stability and funding for the state's Affordable Care Act exchange (11:27)

01:55- Robert Barrett 36:35- John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist, founder of "Just The News," and the host of “Just the News, No Noise” on the Real America’s Voice network Topic: Kennedy Center Honors, other news of the day 51:04- Gen. Jack Keane, a retired 4-star general, the chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Topic: U.S. military buildup near Venezuela, Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations, remembering yesterday's Pearl Harbor anniversary 1:22:46- Thomas Homan, Border Czar for the Trump administration Topic: Mamdani telling NYC residents how to resist ICE agents, in defense of ICE's crackdown on Somali migrants 1:34:41- Bill Camastro, Dealer and Partner at Gold Coast Cadillac Topic: Latest from Gold Coast Cadillac 1:45:20- Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst based in Washington, D.C. Specializing in defense and aerospace research, founder of IRIS Independent Research, and Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute Topic: Drone attack on Chechen 1:59:19- Carol Platt Liebau, Attorney, Political Analyst, and President of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy Topic: Trump's second term 2:08:00- Gianno Caldwell, Fox News Political Analyst, founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety and the host of the "Outloud with Gianno Caldwell" podcast Topic: Miami Mayoral Runoff, Trump's second termSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Paul Pacelli ushered in Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at the national and world debate over U.S. military strikes targeting alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific (00:45). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio - a declared candidate for Governor - talked about a recent suggestion to remove the controversial "public benefits" charge from Connecticut utility bills (16:04). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio discussed her reading of an affordable housing bill recently signed by Gov. Ned Lamont (22:55)

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at the campaign launch videos from the two major GOP gubernatorial candidates - former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and Greenwich State Sen. Ryan Fazio (00:47). Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie discussed the ongoing controversy surrounding PURA - the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (14:41). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio updated the state's impending purchase of Waterbury Hospital (23:34). CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nikole Killion had the latest from Washington, D.C., on a key U.S. House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files (33:11)

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday's show looking at a demand from the Connecticut ACLU that local license plate scanners be turned off until legal safeguards are put in place regarding the use of any data collected by those units (00:46). Alexis Harrison joined us from CT169Strong to chat about latest "affordable housing" bill from the General Assembly (14:54). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio briefed us on the State of Connecticut's bid to possibly buy some failing hospitals (21:22). Finally, CBS News reporter Taurean Small joined us from Washington, D.C. to talk about progress in Congress to end the government shutdown (31:50) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli ushered in a new week on "Connecticut Today" wondering if the present-day Democratic Party is straying too far from the common sense principles and message that anchored it for so many decades (00:28). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about her latest column highlighting large amounts of self-approved overtime being worked by a Connecticut State Police Lieutenant (15:11) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering - in light of new evidence - if state agencies hold any culpability in the death of 11-year-old Mimi Garcia due to alleged neglect (00:53). CBS News Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum talked about the legal implications surrounding a call for President Trump to release federal SNAP benefits by using the "Administrative Procedures Act" (15:51). Yankee Institute for Public Policy Fellow Frank Ricci joined us on the current state employee contract negotiations (23:05). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar stopped by to chat about the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, as well as the state and national politics surrounding SNAP benefits (29:55) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at a recent poll of New Hamshire Democrats that gives former Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg an early lead for the 2028 White House nomination. Will Buttigieg being openly gay hurt his national ambitions (00:55)? Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about her latest column regarding a major outflow of state pension benefits that leave Connecticut (15:07). Quinnipiac University School of Communications Dean Nadine Barnett Cosby - a native of Jamaica - joined us to talk about the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica and the wider Caribbean community (24:32) Image Credit: REUTERS

Host Paul Pacelli wondered on Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" whether the starvation death of an 11-year-old girl - thought to have been homeschooled - should result in tighter homeschooling controls and protections (00:39). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us with her thoughts on the possibility of increased state oversight over homeschooling (14:50). Columnist and blogger Chris Powell dropped by on the latest big stories, including his thoughts on the "No Kings" rallies (25:01) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering if Democrats have a plan to reinvigorate their party's prospects during the remaining Trump White House years (00:46). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the current lack of details surrounding a rumored housing bill (15:11). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi updated us on the ongoing government shutdown (24:22). Quinnipiac University Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Design Dr. John Powers talked about Instagram's new changes aimed at protecting teens (28:05) Image Credit: REUTERS

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's "Connecticut Today" with his support for a Trump White House-authorized U.S. military strike against an alleged "narcoterrorist" boat operating in the Caribbean (00:58). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us live from the White House with more details about that Trump action against alleged drug cartels (15:17). The Yankee Institute's Andrew Fowler dropped by to talk about his op-ed regarding a proposed state investment in the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (18:22). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso joined us with his weekly update (29:11). We wound up the week with Thomas Wolf, author of, "Baseball in the Roaring Twenties: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and the Captivating 1926 Season." (40:29) Image Credit: via REUTERS

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed noted national columnist Red Jahncke to Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" to chat about a new study commissioned by the Yankee Institute and the Nutmeg Research Initiative. It looks at the long-term economic impact of Connecticut State Police overtime pay (00:49). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar dropped by to talk about the state's top stories, including the ongoing PURA saga and some new poll numbers regarding Gov. Ned Lamont (11:08). Paul had a few thoughts about U.S. healthcare and the ongoing partial government shutdown (20:45). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi updated us on a Trump administration announcement regarding drug pricing (36:31) Image Credit: iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" looking at some new poll numbers from the University of New Hampshire regarding Governor Ned Lamont's current job approval rating and his prospects for a possible re-election (00:30). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio discussed what she's hearing about ongoing state employee union contract talks with Gov. Ned Lamont's office (14:15) Image Credit: REUTERS / USA TODAY Sports

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" criticizing the idea that limiting protests on state highway overpasses infringes on the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment freedom of speech (00:50). Quinnipiac University Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Chetan Jaiswal explained the discovery of an apparent plot to disrupt cell phone service in parts of the tri-state area (16:04). University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about the security concerns presented by the recognition of a Palestinian state in the Middle East (23:57). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio took a look at the recent history of special legislative sessions at the General Assembly in Hartford (32:33) Image Credit: iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at results from the latest survey of unionized public school teachers in Connecticut regarding pay and working conditions (00:50). Quinnipiac University Management and Medical Sciences Professor Angela Mattie discussed a proposed state takeover of Waterbury, Bristol, and Day Kimball Hospitals by UConn Health (15:55). Commuter columnist and advocate Jim Cameron dropped by to chat about the growing number of electric bikes, scooters, and skateboards on local roads (25:33). Finally, Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about a piece she wrote after getting tipped off about the work attendance of a Hartford public school official (35:22) Image Credit: Getty Images / DigitalVision

Host Paul Pacelli chose Tuesday Primary Day in Connecticut to look at a recent New York Times breakdown of voting trends between Democrats and Republicans, with some troubling numbers for the Democratic Party (00:52). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio used her weekly update to chat about some controversial remarks from a state legislator regarding Connecticut residents who choose not to attend college (15:06). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Taxation Dr. Jim Mohs dropped by to talk about the nation's economy, including the controversies over tariffs and job numbers (24:27). CBS News Reporter Aaron Navarro joined us from Washington with the latest on ICE deportations and more possible expanded enforcement (33:25) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Ross Connolly talks with Richard Morrison, Senior Fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who joins the show to inform listeners about corporate welfare and the negative impact it has in the economy. Then, Duncan Schroeder, State Policy External Relations Manager with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses portable benefits and overregulation in the gig worker economy. He's followed by Jack DeOliveira, Policy Director for the Yankee Institute, who dives into the shared political issues between Vermont and Connecticut and what his organization is doing to bring attention and change. Finally, Dave Soulia with FYI VT talks about his data driven approach to bring more transparency to Vermont's governmentThis episode was published 09/03/2025.

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" talking about the dearth of reaction from prominent Democrats to another deadly weekend in Chicago (00:41). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon joined us from the White House to chat about the possible use of National Guard troops in another U.S. city (14:59). Connecticut Mirror reporter Mark Pazniokas detailed his piece on the lasting effects of COVID-19 relief money flowing into Connecticut (17:31). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio looked at some numbers on just how efficient state lawmakers use their limited time in the General Assembly (28:07) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering why so many progressives have hostile attitudes towards billionaires, many of whom hire and provide good income and benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans (00:36). Attorney and business analyst Parag Amin joined us to chat about a move by Southwest Airlines to have larger-sized passengers purchase two seats on some flights (14:49). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio detailed a possible legislative push against Connecticut's home-schooling parents (24:47) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Monday's "Connecticut Today" welcomed CBS News D.C. reporter Aaron Navarro on the possibility of President Trump send some federal forces to help police Chicago (00:33). Host Paul Pacelli also had some thoughts on that course of action (04:02). We welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Andrew Fowler to chat about Connecticut's poor standing in a recent "fun" index (18:15) Image Credit: REUTERS

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering about the chances for any U.S. military involvement in a possible peace-keeping force stationed on the Ukraine-Russia border (00:53). CBS News reporter Taurean Small in D.C. talked about Monday's White House summit regarding the Russia-Ukraine War (14:18). CT169Strong's Maria Weingarten joined us to talk about a CT Mirror story on her group's opposition to a controversial housing bill (19:20). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio had info on more possible state budget shenanigans (30:05). Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti talked about his car allegedly being vandalized earlier this month (39:59) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" to discuss a little-known regulation in a recently-passed education bill in Hartford (00:32). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon (07:47), Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill (12:39), and Paul (19:12) all gave their takes on the Trump White House law enforcement plans for Washington, D.C. Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli looked at a Trump White House plan to strengthen English-language proficiency rules for the nation's commercial truckers (00:52). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar updated the status of a possible move by the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (15:42). Former union President and current Yankee Institute for Public Policy Labor Fellow Frank Ricci explained a new report detailing inaction by the State Labor Department on some union reporting rules (28:18). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us with breaking news regarding higher announced tariffs on India (37:24) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" criticizing some state Democrats for their response to a new Trump White House Executive Order regarding policy changes around the nation's homeless problem (00:37). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about where some of the money from the "Passport to Parks" fee ends up (15:08). Quinnipiac University Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Kimbery Przeszlowski talked about Tuesday night's observance of this year's "National Night Out" (23:28) Image Credit: iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus

Carol Platt Liebau, President of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy & Salem National News & Public Affairs Board Member, discusses familiar and sexual social indicators and lessons; the importance of marriage, having babies before your 40’s, the impact of divorce and fatherlessness on young children, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli looked at some early ticket numbers and revenue from a Connecticut town and a city regarding automated speeding cameras (00:35). University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about the previous day's deadly shooting in New York City (13:55). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio returned with some details regarding the finances of a major Connecticut union (21:06) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Meghan Portfolio from Yankee Institute talks to Brian about SEIU wanting unemployment benefits for strikers, all the while blowing cash on billboards.... Make it make sense!

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with word that an influential Democratic member of the General Assembly is chiding Gov. Ned Lamont over his opposition to so-called "overdose prevention centers," while saying that some recent overdose deaths may have been preventable if the Governor had acted differently (00:40). Blogger and columnist Chris Powell dropped by to chat about the growing effort by some progressive Democrats to get Gov. Ned Lamont to step aside in 2026 (15:33). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio predicted what could happen in an upcoming General Assembly special session on housing (23:33) Image Credit: Getty Images / Connect Images

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering why American politics allows partisan fighting so soon after a natural disaster like the deadly flooding in Texas (00:43). GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson dropped by to chat about a so-called legislative "rat" that made its way into the latest state budget (14:47), while Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about the ongoing battle in Hartford over fiscal restraint (23:02). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon joined us from the White House to talk about the latest meeting between President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (31:21) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with his support for a reported push by officials to set up speed enforcement cameras on some state highway stretches (00:42). Rocky Hill/Wethersfield Democratic State Rep. Kerry Wood talked about her involvement with a group of moderate Democratic State House members supporting a possible re-election bid by Gov. Ned Lamont (14:40). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her weekly update (22:02), while CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes updated us on the Senate passage of a major tax and spending bill (30:40) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio on Tuesday's show to chat about the blowback aimed at Gov. Ned Lamont's veto of a controversial housing bill earlier in the week (00:35). Sacred Heart University Political Science Professor and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Gary Rose discussed the Connecticut and national political scenes (10:36), while CT Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch talked about the latest chapter in an ongoing Bridgeport political investigation (19:45) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" chatting about a union protest aimed at Gov. Ned Lamont's threatened veto of a bill making striking workers eligible for unemployment compensation after two weeks on picket lines (00:43). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio also commented on that same bill and union reaction to a roving billboard supporting that veto (14:55). CT State House GOP leader Vin Candelora detailed the continuing efforts at the Capitol behind a controversial housing bill (22:51) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with remarks from State Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont regarding the deployment of National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to Los Angeles (00:52). Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill talked about the likely challenges to President Trump's deployment of military personnel to Los Angeles (16:38). Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director and CEO Joe DeLong talked about this year's General Assembly session and a controversial housing bill that Gov. Ned Lamont is threatening to veto (23:00). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio talked about ongoing issues for Connecticut electric customers and last week's conclusion of the General Assembly's session (28:30) Image Credit: REUTERS

Host Paul Pacelli opened another new week on "Connecticut Today" with his thought that there's nothing wrong with National Guard troops being sent to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE violence (00:46). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum analyzed a possible legal challenge to President Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles (15:18). Yankee Institute for Public Policy President Carol Liebau talked about last week's end to the General Assembly session (21:15), while CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill discussed the possibility of a third term for Gov. Ned Lamont (29:03) Image Credit: iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with his thoughts on a bill to finally give some statewide relief to customers of United Illuminating and Eversource around the state (00:35). State Senate Republican leader Steve Harding dropped by to chat about the last-minute wheelings and dealings at the State Capitol before the end of the current legislative session (12:57). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio shared what she found going through many bills - line-by-line - as the General Assembly gets ready to end its current session (19:14) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's "Connecticut Today" wondering when exactly the State of Connecticut took a lurch to the far left in how it operates and governs itself (00:50). Family Institute of Connecticut Director of Public Policy Leslie Wolfgang updated us regarding a controversial library bill being debated at the State Capitol (15:52). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso broke down the biggest local stories, including how a contentious housing bill in Hartford could affect Bridgeport (22:54). Yankee Institute blogger Andrew Fowler dropped by to chat about the state's continued difficulties in reducing electric bills (33:45) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" wondering why Harvard University should not be penalized by the Trump White House for not properly dealing with campus anti-semitism (00:35). CBS News Senior White House Reporter Jennifer Jacobs also commented on the escalating battle between President Trump and Harvard  (15:37). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her update on all the latest negotiations at the State Capitol (18:04) Image Credit: iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Thursday's "Connecticut Today" looking at a controversial proposal being debated in Hartford that would cripple the power of local planning and zoning commissions across the state (00:46). Yankee Institute for Public Policy head Carol Liebau (16:33) and East Haven GOP State Rep. Joe Zullo (23:05) also weighed in on House Bill 5002. CBS News Pentagon reporter Elanor Watson updated us on President Trump's acceptance of a jet from the Qatari government (31:01), while Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Scott Powell talked about our continued reliance on China for several minerals key to U.S. national defense (33:56) Image Credit: Getty Images / The Image Bank / Ryan McVay

Host Paul Pacelli kicked-off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with word of a bill to decriminalize so-called "magic mushrooms" with the psychoactive ingredient psilocybin (00:39). National Taxpayers Union Foundation Executive Vice-President Joe Bishop-Henchman talked about the possible cost to Connecticut taxpayers if the 2017 Trump tax cuts are not renewed (15:41). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio detailed a bill that would affect zoning regulations in Connecticut by controlling local parking spaces (24:44) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Lindsay and Madison discuss Old New-Gate Prison, as well as why a copper mine isn't a great correctional facility, that fire isn't smart when you have limited oxygen at your disposal, and how to be both the first prison and also the worst prison all at the same time. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Yankee Institute article by Andrew Fowler 2021 Connecticut History post by Gregg Mangan 2018 Revolutionary War Journal article by Harry Schenawolf 1828 The Litchfield County Post article Atlas Obscura Colebrook Historical Society post by Bob Grigg Connecticut's Official State Website Damned Connecticut post by Ray Bendici Mainly Museums post by Sam Dinnie Make a Day of It New England article Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine documentary Old Newgate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby page Scribd listing by Ciera Michelle Aguilar Wikipedia Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Go check out our friends Heather and Dylan over at the Mountain Murders podcast, which is part of the Darkcast Network. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices