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Advancing electric

UConn, after providing free electric-vehicle charging for roughly 10 years, has levied a fee for EVs to charge at their Storrs campus and others around the state.
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UConn, after providing free electric-vehicle charging for roughly 10 years, has levied a fee for EVs to charge at their Storrs campus and others around the state.

A Connecticut bill would crack down on street takeovers. Governor Hochul wants a complete overhaul of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management. Some Town of Brookhaven residents can now get federal assistance with flood damage. And Connecticut Republicans fear the possibility of a state mandate on EVs. 

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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