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By Sabrina Garone
Published February 2, 2024 at 4:14 PM EST
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January 22, 2024- Babylon, NY- Governor Kathy Hochul tours Beach Erosion at Overlook Beach on Long Island (Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)
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January 22, 2024- Babylon, NY- Governor Kathy Hochul tours Beach Erosion at Overlook Beach on Long Island (Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

Suffolk County officials say funds from Sunrise Wind would be used for recreational facilities in underserved areas. A report finds a Connecticut State Police ticketing scandal is mostly to blame on sloppy record keeping. There’s little movement on a Connecticut waitlist for affordable housing rentals. And New York Democrats and Republicans call the governor’s proposed school cuts “devastating".

After All Things
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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