We learned that it cost $250,000 to bring Hillary Clinton to speak at UConn earlier this year. As the cost of higher education continues to soar, there are lots of questions being raised about this speaking fee. Our weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse discusses this story, and we check in on the race for governor as candidates start buying air time for those omnipresent campaign commercials. Also this week, the Connecticut Supreme Court took another swipe at Freedom of Information laws.
GUESTS:
- Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
- Mark Pazniokas - Capital bureau chief for The Connecticut Mirror
- Christine Stuart - Editor of CT News Junkie
- David Collins - Columnist for The Day in New London
READING LIST:
- Susan Herbst's $251,000 date with Hillary Clinton (The Day)
- Hillary Clinton Speaking Fee Raises Questions About UConn Foundation Transparency (CT News Junkie)
- Tom Foley a 'regular guy' and 'great dad' in first TV ad (The Connecticut Mirror)
- Democrats file election complaint against Foley (Hearst Connecticut Media Group)
- Editorial: Connecticut Supreme Court decision a blow to accountability (New Haven Register)