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Highway robbery?

By Sabrina Garone
Published December 11, 2023 at 4:09 PM EST
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Traffic traverses 42nd Street near Grand Central Terminal.
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Traffic traverses 42nd Street near Grand Central Terminal.

Long Island Republicans blast the MTA’s congestion pricing plan. New Haven officials condemn the desecration of a public menorah. A vote this week could create a new contract for student workers at Yale. Connecticut prisons have seen an increase in assaults on staff.

Hear more from Ebong Udoma on this week's episode of Long Story Short, a collaborative podcast from WSHU and the CT Mirror — available online and wherever you get your podcasts.

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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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