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Diverting dollars

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 1, 2024 at 5:57 PM EST
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Governor Hochul Announces Child Care Desert Grant Awardees Receive Nearly $70 Million in Federal Funding

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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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