With the Department of Justice granting John Hinckley Jr, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan, unconditional release after almost 40 years, Former US Attorney, author of Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today’s Partisan Advocacy Journalism and host of The Mysteries of Watergate podcast John O’Connor joins me to discuss the current state of criminal justice and the need to do better when treating mental health issues that lead some to violent crime.
As another legislative session wraps up, we find out what the conversations were behind the scenes and what some of the tallies mean for the governor moving forward with CT State Senator Rob Sampson.
Talk of the Town 9/29/21
The executive director and CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities joins me to discuss a few under-reported issues facing the state.
Dr. Navarro is a former assistant to President Donald Trump and the author of a new book, In Trump Time: A Journal of America’s Plague Year, where he details exactly what was happening in the Trump White House as they attempted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s impact on the 2020 presidential election.
Jeff and Larry have recently expressed concerns with the decision by the city of Waterbury to mail out absentee ballots to every voter in the city. We discuss the reasons why they are speaking out ahead of the 2021 election.
Talk of the Town 9/28/21
Every Tragedy Caused by Government Is Done with the Best of Intentions – J.B. Sturk
Marc is an investigative journalist who writes for the Yankee Institute. He joins me to discuss the recent vote in the House to extend Gov. Lamont’s emergency powers until February 2021.
Sabrina Trocchi
Sabrina is the president and CEO of Wheeler Family Health. She informs us on a new federal grant that Wheeler has received to help in their efforts to help those who are struggling with opioid addition.
Eric is the VP of Government Affairs at CBIA. He joins me today to discuss the difficulty employers are having to attract employees and what, if anything, can be done. He also tells us about their upcoming conference on Connecticut’s Economy, happening this Thursday, Sept. 30.