Talk Of Connecticut

Joe Sculley joins Brad and Gary to discuss the opening of state highway rest areas and the current state of the toll debate.

RAUL ALVILLAR, Democratic Strategist// Fmr. National Political Director, Democratic National Committee (DNC)// Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement joined Brad Davis to talk about the recent Democrat debates

Phil Kerpen joined Brad Davis to talk about why President Trump should approve a limited waiver of the Jones Act and let Puerto Rico enjoy the benefits of clean, abundant, affordable American energy. 

Family Practice Physician DR. HANIA ALAIDROOS joined Brad Davis to talk about Keeping a lot of light on while you snooze -- such as from a television or bright nightlight -- has been linked with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity. Specifically, sleeping with a television or light on in the room was positively associated with gaining five kilograms, or 11 pounds, over a five-year period among women in a new study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday. "There was a 17% chance of gaining the five kilograms -- after we adjusted for confounding factors," said Dale Sandler, a senior investigator at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina and senior author of the study. In addition, there was a 22% chance of becoming overweight and a 33% chance of becoming obese, she added.

Brad Davis talked to state senator Eric Berthel about the minimum wage being increased to $15 an hour

HEALTHCARE EXPERT SETH DENSON will talk about: 1 IN 10 AMERICANS SKIPPING DOSES AS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES RISE. A group of Democratic senators this week introduced the Affordable Medications Act, legislation that aims to cut prescription drug prices. Rising costs are a big issue for patients like Maryanne Perry, who depends on a prescription inhaler for her chronic lung disease (COPD). "Climbing a flight of stairs, by the time you get up you're literally huffing and puffing and gasping for air," Perry said. Last summer, Perry lost health insurance coverage and missed a deadline to enroll in Medicare's Part D drug program. She learned her inhaler would jump from a $50 copay to a staggering $1,000 a month.

Senator Tony Hwang joined Brad Davis to talk about Hubbell Inc. closing down in Newtown

Dennis House from WFSB joined Brad Davis to talk about the first Mayoral Debate in Hartford as well as the state of the city

SPENCER CRITCHLEY, Democratic Strategist; Communication Advisor, Obama for America '08 and '12; Host, “Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good” podcast, willtalka bout: CONGRESS SCRAMBLES TO AGREE ON EMERGENCY BORDER BILL AS WHITE HOUSE, LIBERAL DEMS CLASH A bill to provide $4.5 billion in emergency funding for the escalating humanitarian crisis at the border was on the rocks Tuesday as the White House threatened to veto over restrictions that would "hamstring" immigration enforcement -- and liberal Democrats complained the bill did not go far enough to rein in the administration's efforts on that front. Both the House and the Senate are scrambling to vote on funding ahead of the July 4 recess, amid reports of poor living conditions in government shelters and even deaths of child migrants as growing migrant flows flood across the border. More than 144,000 migrants were encountered or  apprehended at the border in May, many of them unaccompanied minors or family units, severely complicating efforts to ho

DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, M.D., and DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, M.D. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE. BY THE YEAR 2032, THE U.S. WILL FACE A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. ACCORDING TO SOME ESTIMATES, IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 122 THOUSAND PHYSICIANS IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF CANCER CASES IN THIS COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO RISE BY 45 PERCENT. AMID THIS GROWING HEALTHCARE CRISIS, PHYSICIANS EDUCATED AT FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS WHO COME TO THE U.S. TO TRAIN ARE FULFILLING A CRITICAL NEED. HERE TO EXPLAIN ARE DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES, OR E-C-F-M-G, AND DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, A NATIVE OF COLOMBIA WHO HAS TRAINED IN THE U.S. SINCE 2016. 

LEGAL ANALYST LORETTA POWERS will talk about: AFTER DEATHS, MORE TOURISTS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAY THEY WERE STRICKEN WITH  ILLNESS. Their island getaways went bad in ways that sound similar: crippling stomach cramps, explosive diarrhea and malaise that lasted after they returned home. But in some ways, they consider themselves lucky. They survived their trips to the Dominican Republic. As reports of American tourists dying in the country continue to grab headlines.

Cindy Kozack, CT Dept. of Public Health Community, Family Health and Prevention will talk about Pre-Diabetes Awareness

DR. MORGANSTERN WITH STARLING PHYSICIANS will talk about the new chemo scalp cooling cap that can prevent hair loss for breast cancer patients?

Dr. Chrisanne Gordon joined Brad Davis to talk about her book TURN THE LIGHTS ON! A Physician’s Personal Journey from the Darkness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to Hope, Healing and Recovery

Sean Scaturro from USAA joined Paul to talk about life insurance

Matt Fluery from the Connecticut Science Center joined Paul to talk about what CT policies have does to stoke innovation, the role of the Science Center and current collaborations, and what must be done to keep up the momentum.

Author Mitchell Zuckoff joined Paul Pacelli to talk about his latest book, "Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11"

Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven) released the following statement regarding the Democrat-controlled Appropriations Committee’s state spending proposal for Fiscal Years 2020/2021 released today...he talked to Paul about this

FRANCIS PADILLA, President Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Back in January Brad interviewed me about the high costs of health care and what the Governor and the Legislature should do about them. An invitation was extended to come back on to update you later in the session. There is a bill, HB 7267, that would make coverage more affordable to employees of small business and nonprofit organizations, and individuals who have to buy insurance on their own. It is working its way through the process. Rep. Sean Scanlon, Sen. Matt Lesser and Comptroller Kevin Lembo are the authors and champions of the bill....She joined Paul to talk about this

Jim Moutinho joined Paul Pacelli to talk about opioids and drugs