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Shelters vs. schools?

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 6, 2024 at 4:50 PM EST
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FILE - People walks across a snowy athletic field in front of a temporary shelter for migrants on Randall's Island in New York, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. As New York City struggles to house an influx of immigrants, an unsanctioned tent community is growing outside the gates of the city's largest migrant shelter on Randall’s Island. New immigrants trying to earn a living have also set up a makeshift bazaar to sell coffee, snacks and other items. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - People walks across a snowy athletic field in front of a temporary shelter for migrants on Randall's Island in New York, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. As New York City struggles to house an influx of immigrants, an unsanctioned tent community is growing outside the gates of the city's largest migrant shelter on Randall’s Island. New immigrants trying to earn a living have also set up a makeshift bazaar to sell coffee, snacks and other items. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Disagreements on how to handle the migrant crisis are playing out in New York state budget negotiations. Advocates in Connecticut want the state to spend more on its homelessness response. Prosecutors hand over a heap of evidence to lawyers about the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer. And Governor Lamont deems Connecticut the "foodie capital of New England".

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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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