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May 9, 2026

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Power & Politics

News12 Saturday at 2:30 pm/ Sunday 11:30am.

Host: Mark Sudol

University of New Haven President, Doctor Jens Frederiksen on the school’s new Saudi Arabia campus

Connecticut House Minority Leader Vinny Candelora on the state budget shortfalls

John Craven on the legislative session

Capitol Report WTNH 10:30am

Host: Tom Dudchik

Panel: Eva Bermudez Zimmerman and Rep. Joe Polletta join John McKinney and Brandon McGee

2026 Legislative session comes to an end. The highs, the lows, the hits, the misses.

Winners and losers from the 2026 session.

Senate President Martin Looney not running for reelection

News 8’s chief political correspondent on Gov. Lamont looking ahead to election season

Why are there so few debates heading into the upcoming state party conventions?

Gov. Lamont Explains Stuff: A history lesson about a bridge

WFSB 8:30 a.m.

CT ’26

Host: Eric Parker

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal with the latest on Iran, Ukraine/Russia, the Hantavirus and more
Groton Town Police Chief L.J. Fusaro and Retired Newtown Chief James Viadero on legislation passed this session
Travel Journalist Peter Greenberg on Summer Travel

Face the Facts 10:00 AM

NBC Connecticut Host: Mike Hydeck

One of the key bills passed this session involves creating an Oversight Committee for the Department of Children and Families. It also provides more resources for recruitment and retention. Rep. Corey Paris (D-Stamford) and Rep. Anne Dauphinais (R-Killingly) talk about working across party lines and the issues that still need to be addressed.

Connecticut’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.8% in March. At the same time, there are 85,000 open jobs. Chris DiPentima, CEO of the CT Business and Industry Association (CBIA) weighs in on what’s driving the gap.