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Tipped worker wages

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 20, 2024 at 5:21 PM EDT
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A food runner at Bartaco, brings their lunches to restaurant patrons as they sit on the patio.
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A food runner at Bartaco, brings their lunches to restaurant patrons as they sit on the patio.

Connecticut could raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. Senator Blumenthal warns tenants about the software landlords could be using to raise rent. Starting next week, Connecticut residents can cast an early primary vote for the first time ever. And women can now get birth control over the counter in New York under a new state law.

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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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