{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Melissa In The Morning: How The Porch Pirate Stole Christmas","description":"Across the country, we are dealing with a referee and umpire shortage, especially in high school sports. Why is that the case, what does the job entail and if you’re interested, how can you get involved? We spoke with Greg Horton, President of the Fairfield County Umpires Association. (0:00)\n\nToo many questions, not enough answers…that’s what Senate Republicans are saying about the governor’s electric vehicle mandate. Find out solutions to the controversial mandate for 2035 from Senator Stephen Harding, ranking member of the Environment Committee. (16:33)\n\nCrime on the Mind: Porch Pirates ahead of the Black Friday and online shopping frenzy. (35:15).\n\nImage Credit: Getty Images","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41119040/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}