There's a lot of cuts happening all over the state because of COVID, and NBC Chief Investigative Reporter Len Besthoff joined Gary to talk about where the money that was given to different places has went.
With it being Good Friday, Pastor Joel Rissinger joined Gary Byron on the air to talk about what makes LifeWay a vital place during these crazy times.
Gary started the morning by talking with the President and CEO of the CT Restaurant Association, Scott Dolch about some of the issues restaurants are dealing with right now, then Senate Republican Leader Steven Harding came on to talk about the current legislative session, and former State Senator and former Republican LT Gubernatorial candidate Joe Markely joined the show to talk about Joe Liberman and serving the people.
Doctor J. Craig Allen, Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine doctor will talk about South Windsor joins towns in looking to change minimum age of tobacco purchases and states that More and more Connecticut towns are looking into making it illegal for teens to buy cigarettes and other nicotine products. Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine Doctor J. Craig Allen believes it's a positive trend. “One of the things raising the smoking age is it takes the cigarettes and it takes the nicotine products out of the hands of high school seniors,” said Allen. Hartford leaders recently raised the minimum age to buy nicotine products from 18 to 21. Now communities like Bloomfield, Wallingford, and East Hartford are exploring similar moves. He spoke to Brad and Paul about this
