FRANCIS PADILLA, President Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Back in January Brad interviewed me about the high costs of health care and what the Governor and the Legislature should do about them. An invitation was extended to come back on to update you later in the session. There is a bill, HB 7267, that would make coverage more affordable to employees of small business and nonprofit organizations, and individuals who have to buy insurance on their own. It is working its way through the process. Rep. Sean Scanlon, Sen. Matt Lesser and Comptroller Kevin Lembo are the authors and champions of the bill....She joined Paul to talk about this

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

The Masks for Heroes program is REALLY taking off, and Deputy House Minority Leader Vinnie Candelora joined Gary on the air to talk about how you can get involved.