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Another rate hike?

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.

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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