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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in the first presidential debate last night.  The two men traded personal insults, and the president repeatedly interrupted the former vice president.  Here in Connecticut state lawmakers are gearing up for a special session today.  We will have the latest on which proposals are in, and which are out.

Guests:

Mark Pazniokas -- Capitol Bureau Chief for the Connecticut Mirror (@CTMirrorPaz)

Charles Venator-Santiago - Associate professor of political science at UConn

Colin McEnroe -- Host of The Colin McEnroe show, and a columnist at Hearst Connecticut. (@ColinMcEnroe)

Join us on Twitter @wnprwheelhouse.

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in the first presidential debate last night.&nbsp; The two men traded personal insults, and the president repeatedly interrupted the former vice president.&nbsp; Here in Connecticut state lawmakers are gearing up for a special session today.&nbsp; We will have the latest on which proposals are in, and which are out.
Guests:
Mark Pazniokas --&nbsp;Capitol Bureau Chief for the Connecticut Mirror (<a href="http://twitter.com/CTMirrorPaz">@CTMirrorPaz</a>)
Charles Venator-Santiago -&nbsp;Associate professor of political science at UConn
Colin McEnroe --&nbsp;Host of The Colin McEnroe show, and a columnist at Hearst Connecticut. (<a href="http://twitter.com/ColinMcEnroe">@ColinMcEnroe</a>)
Join us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/wnprwheelhouse">@wnprwheelhouse</a>.

If you’re a news junkie — or maybe just news curious, we’ve got your weekly dose of Connecticut politics, tackling everything from tax cuts to human composting. Amplifying important local and national voices, The Wheelhouse walks listeners through the most important political stories of the week.  You’ll hear from well-known political reporters, academics, and local journalists across Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns.

If you’re a news junkie — or maybe just news curious, we’ve got your weekly dose of Connecticut politics, tackling everything from tax cuts to human composting. Amplifying important local and national voices, The Wheelhouse walks listeners through the most important political stories of the week.  You’ll hear from well-known political reporters, academics, and local journalists across Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns.

Connecticut's best journalists come out of the political trenches every Wednesday to join us on WNPR's weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse.

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