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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: https://ctmirror.org/2025/10/24/bridgeport-absentee-ballots-alfredo-castillo/Image Credit: Getty Images

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

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

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week of shows on "Connecticut Today" wondering if either side in Congress is willing to see SNAP food benefits stop on November 1st because of the ongoing government shutdown (00:54). CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us from D.C. with the latest on the ongoing government shutdown (15:53). National Taxpayers Union Senior Director of Government Affairs Thomas Aiello explained a Trump White House plan to possibly hit some generic medications with high-import tariffs (18:50). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill joined us with his thoughts on the big stories, including a look back on what we considered a major scandal in the Bill Clinton years (26:37) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up the week with a busy edition of "Connecticut Today," looking at the latest absentee ballot allegations against an embattled member of the Bridgeport City Council (01:15). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly update and thoughts on those latest absentee ballot rumblings (16:06). State Senate GOP Leader Steve Harding joined the show to talk about rumors of a resurrected housing bill for an upcoming General Assembly special session next month (25:23). Sacred Heart University Sports Management Professor Dr. Josh Shuart offered his thoughts on the current betting scandals connected to the National Basketball Association (32:03). CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman joined us for an update on the latest developments regarding the ongoing government shutdown (38:19). Finally - on "United Nations Day" - we welcomed Thant Myint-U, author of, "Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World" (42:34) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

More than 30 people, including three former and current N.B.A. players, were indicted on Thursday in a case involving insider bets on basketball games and poker games rigged by Mafia families. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal about his ongoing effort to pass reforms and get a better handling on gambling problems in America.Image Credit: Reuters

Kim Kardashian shared on the season 7 premiere of The Kardashians that she's been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The mother of four said the doctors said "stress" could have caused the aneurysm in which she blames her ex-husband for the increase in stress. The link between stress and an aneurism scared a lot of people. We got more information about brain aneurysms from Nuvance Health Neurosurgeon, Dr. John Marcus.Image Credit: Reuters