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Long Island asylum

Security and staff personnel mill around The Crossroads Hotel where two busloads of migrants arrived hours earlier, Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Newburgh, N.Y. New York City Mayor Eric Adams touched off a furor north of the city by announcing last week that the city would temporarily send north up to 300 single, adult men to two hotels in suburban Rockland County and neighboring Orange County. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Security and staff personnel mill around The Crossroads Hotel where two busloads of migrants arrived hours earlier, Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Newburgh, N.Y.

Long Island officials have different ideas on how to respond to migrants that could spill over from New York City. New legislation could make paid sick leave in the U.S. a guarantee. And Connecticut lawmakers are confused by the governor’s nominee to the state supreme court.

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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