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WICC The Voice of Connecticut

A heritage radio station covering Bridgeport and greater Fairfield County. This podcast focuses on the communities, people and news for your neighborhood.

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11:52

Melissa in the Morning: UI Bills Going Up

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/31

UI customers will see an increase in their bills starting this weekend. PURA approved a total revenue requirement of $450 million for the rate year. That amounts to about $10 more per month for customers using 750 kilowatt hours. As you can imagine, not too many people are happy about it, including AARP. We spoke with John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director, about the sudden news this week.IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus

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19:03

Melissa in the Morning: Christina Ghio

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2025/10/31

Governor Lamont nominated Christina Ghio to serve as Connecticut’s child advocate. She is already the acting child advocate for the state but in February, the legislature will potentially approve her nomination where she would serve a five-year term in this role. We got to know Christina Ghio and her intentions for this role protecting kids better in Connecticut. IMAGE CREDIT: David Bednarz / Office of Governor Lamont

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15:12

Melissa in the Morning: SOTS Thomas

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2025/10/31

The general election is next Tuesday. We checked in with Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas about some of the drama in certain municipalities during early voting periods and the latest news for Election Day. For any voter information: https://myvote.ct.gov/ IMAGE CREDIT:

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16:49

Melissa in the Morning: Armed Security Guards

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2025/10/31

There’s already a lot of controversy around the idea of having school resource officers. But have you heard that The Board of Education in Bristol is considering allowing armed security guards in schools? Law enforcement expert, Gary MacNamara, weighed in on the debate. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff

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24:41

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Is Early Voting A Scam?

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2025/10/30

Thursday's "Connecticut Today" kicked off with host Paul Pacelli wondering if the two weeks of early voting in Connecticut actually has negative effects on elections (00:37). CBS News Washington reporter Linda Kenyon updated us on any new developments in the ongoing government shutdown (16:30), while Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill weighed in on call for President Trump to release federal SNAP benefits by using the "Administrative Procedures Act" (19:13)Image

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10:36

Melissa in the Morning: Consulting Firm

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2025/10/30

The state is hiring an outside consulting firm to help the Bridgeport school system. Pennsylvania based Public Works LLC will be working with the district through June of next year. We got an update from interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Royce Avery. Guests are kindly asked to RSVP by Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at noon using the link here: https://bit.ly/48Le7mY The event will also be streamed via www.bridgeportedu.net and Bridgeport Public Schools - YouTube Image Credit: Getty Images

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11:55

Melissa in the Morning: Protests on Overpasses

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2025/10/30

We spoke with Attorney Ed Miller, representing a Fairfield County woman facing charges for protesting on a Connecticut overpass. We dive into the controversy surrounding these cases. Image Credit: Getty Images

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16:02

Melissa in the Morning: FDA Announcement

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2025/10/30

The FDA is moving to streamline the approval process for generic biologic drugs. What kinds of drugs are we talking about and how much of a price reduction could we see from this major change? We asked Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. For the full FDA press release: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-moves-accelerate-biosimilar-development-and-lower-drug-costs Image Courtesy of Griffin Health

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9:30

Melissa in the Morning: Check-In with DSS

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2025/10/30

If the government shutdown continues into November, there will not be enough funds to pay November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) benefits. We checked in with the Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves for more. For contact information and more resources: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program---snap?language=en_US Image Credit: Getty Image

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38:51

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Initial Documentation In...

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/29

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

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11:34

Melissa in the Morning: DSS Understaffing

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2025/10/29

A new report highlighted the sever understaffing situation at the Department of Social Services and the impact on wait times at its call center. We spoke with Sheldon Toubman, a litigation attorney with Disability Rights Connecticut, about the problem with attracting and retaining staff at DSS and the call to action for lawmakers. Image Credit: Getty Images

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13:16

Melissa in the Morning: New DCF Discoveries

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2025/10/29

More information and body camera footage has been shared with the media following the gruesome discovery of 11-year-old Jacklyn Torres-Garcia's body earlier this month in New Britain. Jacklyn's mom, aunt and mother's boyfriend are all face charges connected to her murder which police shared happened over a year ago. The latest information in the case screams more system failures for DCF. We spoke more about this with Senator Jason Perillo, ranking member for the Committe on Children in

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11:26

Melissa in the Morning: Rolling "Heat Out's"

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2025/10/29

Success Village is a 900+ unit complex between Bridgeport and Stratford that’s been dealing with heat and hot water issues for a long time. Finally in 2024, a successor was put into place to get more consistent heat and hot water and work out the financial trouble for the complex. Attorney Barry Knott, the successor, gave us a progress report on the property and an update about rolling “heat out’s” ahead of the winter season. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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18:26

Melissa in the Morning: Electricity Rates & More PURA...

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2025/10/29

Senate Minority Leader, Steve Harding, talked about the continued fallout for PURA and the latest blow to electric ratepayers using United Illuminating. Image Courtesy of Senator Steve Harding

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10:08

Melissa in the Morning: POCD Drama

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2025/10/29

There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the POCD in Fairfield. That’s Plan of Conservation and Development. There are questions about the legality of the most recently adopted POCD in town. Attorney Kathy Braun is also a Fairfield Town Planning and Zoning commissioner and shared her concerns around this. IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus

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10:08

Melissa in the Morning: Latest BOE Meeting

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2025/10/29

Bridgeport's Board of Education had its latest meeting which included updates from the state. We got key takeaways from the meeting from Vice Chair of the Board, Joe Sokolovic. Image Credit: Getty Images

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33:11

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Is America Ready For A...

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/28

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

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12:50

Melissa in the Morning: Absentee Ballot Fraud

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/28

State officials are once again investigating Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo for allegedly collecting absentee ballots from public housing facilities ahead of the city’s general election next month. Castillo is even accused of posing as a HUD employee to collect ballots. CT Mirror Investigative Reporter, Andrew Brown, broke the news and shared more on this latest case of absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport.For full article:

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16:56

Melissa in the Morning: SNAP Benefits Funding

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/28

Governor Lamont announced the release of 3-million dollars in emergency state funding to Connecticut Foodshare to help Connecticut residents who are expected to lose access to food stamp benefits from SNAP. But where is that money coming from? It’s not the rainy day fund; instead it’s apparently coming from a new slush fund. We spoke about the dangers of this with House Republican Leader, Rep. Vincent Candelora. Image Credit: Getty Images

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8:55

Melissa in the Morning: Recording Meetings

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2025/10/28

In the age of more technological advances and the use of technology, more people are recording conversations at work. To protect themselves, some employees are even recording bosses without consent. What are the legalities around that? We asked employment attorney and Quinnipiac law professor, Gary Phelan. Image Credit: Getty Images

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