Luke Frey, Associate Director of Communication for the Better Business Bureau Serving Connecticut, joins Brad to discuss the increase in puppy scams!
Luke Frey, Associate Director of Communication for the Better Business Bureau Serving Connecticut, joins Brad to discuss the increase in puppy scams!
There is a LOT of missing money from the feds that were delivered to Connecticut, and State Rep Gail Lavielle joined Gary on the air to talk about where it could have gone.
DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, M.D., and DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, M.D. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE. BY THE YEAR 2032, THE U.S. WILL FACE A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. ACCORDING TO SOME ESTIMATES, IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 122 THOUSAND PHYSICIANS IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF CANCER CASES IN THIS COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO RISE BY 45 PERCENT. AMID THIS GROWING HEALTHCARE CRISIS, PHYSICIANS EDUCATED AT FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS WHO COME TO THE U.S. TO TRAIN ARE FULFILLING A CRITICAL NEED. HERE TO EXPLAIN ARE DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES, OR E-C-F-M-G, AND DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, A NATIVE OF COLOMBIA WHO HAS TRAINED IN THE U.S. SINCE 2016.
Gary chatted with journalist Chris Powell about some of the issues facing the state of CT, including a number of journalists who are leaving media to work in government. The State Rep Mitch Bolinsky joined the program to discuss his work on the aging committee and a Democratic effort to stop crisis drills, Frank Tavera from the Palace Theater updated us on shows coming to CT.. and finally, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz called in to discuss her Social Connections efforts to eradicate mental health in CT, and also talked about jobs, crime and other issues CT is dealing with.