Clare Secrist
Former News FellowClare is a former news fellow with WSHU Public Radio.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to add $3.2 billion to the National Drug Control program. This will bring the total funding to $42.5 billion to help reduce opioid overdoses in vulnerable communities, including Long Island.
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The report found that New Yorkers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color were disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic due to an unequal ability to access affordable health care.
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Three bills being considered in New York take aim at restrictive abortions laws in other states, as a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion was leaked on Monday that appears to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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By 2070, the Hamptons is predicted to be transformed into a series of islands because of climate change and rising sea levels, according to a new draft of a Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan in the Town of East Hampton.
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A new bill in Connecticut would accelerate school financing from the state to districts with greater levels of student need.
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Two Connecticut towns will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars per year if lawmakers pass a bill that allows for a personal property tax exemption on tribal lands. The legislation is backed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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The next budget in New York includes $22 million to help residents of Huntington Station connect to sewers.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Long Island on Tuesday to discuss the state’s 2023 budget impact on the region. She announced investments on potholes, local economy, and education.
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The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is investigating the collection practices of Eversource and Avangrid to determine if lawsuits against customers violated their orders. The companies deny wrongdoing, saying any litigation started before the pandemic.
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Five nursing home facilities have been issued strike notices by members of the New England Health Care Employees Union who allege unfair labor practices across the facilities.