{"podcast":{"title":"Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","podcast_index_feed_id":7569670,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/hartford-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/hartford-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":889,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Hartford News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Hartford—from local news and business to culture, politics, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Hartford News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:18:24.690012+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670"},"episode":{"title":"Electric Bills and Political Blame | Hartford News","slug":"electric-bills-and-political-blame-hartford-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T09:48:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/electric-bills-and-political-blame-hartford-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/d7b8b6d3dc472cd9","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c0a31f3b-8097-47fa-8939-cd4cd907639f.mp3","summary":"Ryan Fazio is blaming Governor Ned Lamont for soaring electric bills in Connecticut, accusing him of passing laws that increased public benefits charges and giving Eversource sweetheart deals. But the facts show those same laws aimed to reduce those charges — and customers are already seeing savings. Lamont credits his administration with lowering energy costs through competition and recent settlements, while Fazio’s plan promises 20% bill cuts by eliminating state-mandated programs. The truth? Electric rates are shaped by layers of regulation, market forces, and federal policy — not just one governor’s decisions. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/fact-check-fazio-lamont-electric-rates-eversource-22416979.php More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d7b8b6d3dc472cd9 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Ryan Fazio is blaming Governor Ned Lamont for soaring electric bills in Connecticut, accusing him of passing laws that increased public benefits charges a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":125,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/electric-bills-and-political-blame-hartford-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/electric-bills-and-political-blame-hartford-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}