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Another rate hike?

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 15, 2023 at 4:39 PM EDT
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A patchwork of national and state regulations require utilities to trim around their power lines.
United Illuminating
A patchwork of national and state regulations require utilities to trim around their power lines.

A forum invites Connecticut residents to voice their concerns over an 8% rate increase from United Illuminating. The Shinnecock Nation looks for ways to curb debts after multiple shut-off notices. Connecticut Republicans oppose a bill that would create more transit-oriented communities. And the military has made a string of new deals with small Pacific nations as relations with China worsen.

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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