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Advocacy Fiscal Policy Politics

Carol Platt Liebau

Carol is the President of the Yankee Institute and joins me today to share why she refers to the latest calls for new taxes in the state are “a big loser.”

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Advocacy Housing Waterbury

Ginnie Rae Clay

The President of the Greater Waterbury NAACP Ginnie Rae Clay leads a community conversation about housing issues in Waterbury and around the state.

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Advocacy Environmental Policy Fiscal Policy Politics

Sen. Henri Martin

CT State Senator joins me to to promote Saturday’s Stop the Gas Tax rally and update us on what’s happening in Hartford.

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Advocacy Covid 19 Labor Politics

Mark Mix

Mark Mix is the President of the National Right to Work Committee and joins me today to discuss the recent revelation that the American Federation of Teachers has successfully been lobbying the CDC to keep schools closed to in-person learning, even going to far as to writing some of the language in the CD guidelines.

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Advocacy Covid 19 Fiscal Policy

Adam Andrzewjewski

Adam is the President of Open The Books, a taxpayer watchdog group that keeps an eye on how our money is spent. Today we discuss the waste that is being spent by our Federal government in the name of Covid relief.

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Advocacy Healthcare

Nora Duncan

The state director of the CT AARP Nora Duncan explains how nursing homes fared during the COVID-19 pandemic and what hew legislation is being discussed to further protect residents of long term care facilities from experiencing isolation, sickness and neglect.

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Advocacy Fiscal Policy Politics

Pat Sasser

The founder of NoTollsCT joins me to talk about his renewed engagement to stop two more attempts to imposes regressive gas and mileage taxes on the citizens of CT and to promote the new website stopthegastaxCT.com.

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Advocacy Covid 19 Fiscal Policy

Joe DeLong

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities announced the formation of an advosory group that will offer guidance to best help local governments administer funding for the American Rescue Plan. Joe DeLong, CCM Executive Director, joins me with details.

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Advocacy Covid 19

Robin Lamont Sparks

Robin is the Executive Director of End Hunger Connecticut. She joins me today to reflect on her 2nd anniversary in her role and how things changed for her and EHC dramatically in March 2020.

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Advocacy Housing Politics Zoning

Alexis Harrison

Citizen activist Alexis Harrison with CT169Strong calls in to discuss the ongoing effort to prevent a state takeover of local zoning laws.