MAYOR SAUD ANWAR, Democrats of the 3rd State Senate District, which includes East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington and South Windsor, nominated Dr. Saud Anwar, Mayor of South Windsor, to run in a February 26 special election to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Tim Larson of East Hartford. Mayor Saud Anwar is the Democratic Candidate.

Gary kicked off today's show with Investigative Journalist George Colli, who discussed Ned Lamont's tree cutting scandal, and gave us an up close look at the protests at Columbia University in NYC. Then Lee Elci from our sister station on the shoreline checked in to discuss the protestors, and what to do about them. Lastly, political strategist Liz Kurantowicz  to talk about the antisemitism on college campuses, the end of the legislative session, including the fact Dems voted against including letting police intervene if adults smoke in a car with kids.

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