Frank Ricci

Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) allegedly allowed a small, roughly eight-acre brush fire to rekindle and ultimately destroy an entire community, leaving 12 […]

Connecticut doesn't need policies that feel good in the moment but create long-term harm. It needs policies that support job growth, encourage investment, and keep the state affordable for the people who live and work here.

Ryan Harris, a Marine veteran with more than 20 years in the fire service, joins this week’s Humpday Hangout to explain Fireground Analytics. He built the cloud-based tool to make fireground events measurable and teachable. Designed to keep departments in control of their data, support national reporting workflows, and drive consistent, objective after‑action reviews, the system targets repeat errors that contribute to civilian and firefighter line‑of‑duty deaths. Harris discusses real-world use cases, integration options, and his plans to publish sample incident reviews.

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The Trump-era Department of Justice is finally taking the first step against radical DEI policies in corporate america.

Want to learn how to close the generational gap in the fire service? In this week’s Humpday Hangout, the panel welcomes Creston Ludlow to unpack the hidden curriculum in the fire service. They detail how unspoken expectations, traditions, and communication styles often leave new firefighters confused and create generational fiction. The panel offers advice on how to have honest conversations, appoint humble leadership, and build trust faster than trial-by-fire criticism. They emphasize the importance of closing the gap between generations while keeping firefighters safe, competent, and committed.

Every year, more than 30,000 Connecticut educators’ hand over a portion of their paycheck to the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut. Most never see a detailed accounting of where that money goes. That isn’t an accident, and it […]

On this episode of Humpday Hangouts, hosts Frank Ricci and P.J. Norwood sit down with filmmaker Tommy Jay Dwyer to examine his documentary Burning Down the House, which examines the severe structural and health hazards inside municipal firehouses. Dwyer covers how his deep family roots in the fire service and the loss of his uncle to job-related pulmonary disease inspired the film, which reveals alarming, unaddressed conditions like crumbling bay floors supported by temporary shoring, exposed asbestos, and severe diesel exhaust exposure.

UConn professional employees who are denied permission to work from home — or are approved for only one remote day per week — can appeal the decision to a two-person panel that includes a representative appointed by the employee’s union. The process is part of the university’s 2025-2029 collective…

In her recent CT News Junkie op-ed , Cleveland Heights Teachers Union President Karen Rego urges Gov. Ned Lamont to reject the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, arguing that Connecticut should learn from Ohio's experience with school vouchers. The problem is that she is comparing two fundamentally different policies and hoping readers won't notice.