The Lisa Wexler Show

Lori Brown, Executive Director, CT League of Conservation Voters, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why the League opposes bear hunts in CT and why they supported omnibus housing bill HB5002 that circumvents local conservation controls.

State Representative, Tony Scott, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his opposition to the omnibus housing bill that includes circumventing local elected officials, removing public hearings, limiting parking requirements, and taking local control away from zoning committees for commercial to residential developments, to name a few issues Rep. Scott has with the 92 page bill.

Fairfield's First Selectman, Bill Gerber, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about RWA’s controversial acquisition of Aquarion Water Company, which is causing concern about rate hikes if the sale is approved.

CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair, Marissa Gillett, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the upcoming public schedule for CT's Regional Water Authority's acquisition of Aquarion and why RWA is not regulated by PURA. Also don't forget to log into energizect.com to find the lowest supply rate for your electric costs.

Governor Ned Lamont joins Lisa Wexler to talk about budget contensions, CT's omnibus housing bill, Yale's Innovation Fair, how the federal "Big Beautiful Bill" affects CT, if he's running again - and grandkids!

CT169Strong's founders, Alexis Harrison and Maria Weingarten join Lisa Wexler to talk about CT's omnibus land use bill #5002 which delivers huge wins to developers, disregarding local zoning boards.

New York Times bestselling author, Rich Cohen, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his latest book, Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story, 6 years after the mother of 5 disappeared, by one of CT's most gifted writers who identifies personally with Jennifer Dulos.

Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the sickening murder of a Jewish couple in Washington D.C. as violence continues to rise against Jews in America and around the world.

Westport's Danielle Dobin joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what's in the omnibus bill #5002, including new parking regulations, as-of-right middle-housing conversions with no parking requirements, fast-tracking of office buildings to housing developments, opt-outs that come with significant cuts to state grants for that town, and developer legal fees towns would have to assume when objecting to 8-30G projects, to name a few pay-attention! changes.