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Green amendment

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM EDT
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Anchor Beach — Milford, Conn.

Connecticut could join New York in giving residents the right to a healthy environment. Democrats and Republicans are at odds over the New York HEAT Act. A Connecticut bill would allow places of worship to house the homeless. And a once sought after law enforcement job in New York, is not as attractive as it used to be.

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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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