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Uphill race

By Sabrina Garone
Published May 14, 2024 at 4:05 PM EDT
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the Democrats' chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in December.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the Democrats' chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in December.

Connecticut Republicans nominate Gerry Smith, the first selectman of Beacon Falls, to challenge U.S. Senator Chris Murphy this November. Stony Brook faculty vote not to censure the school’s president over the handling of campus protests. An old movie theater in New Haven will transform into a childcare center. Oyster Bay could put more limits on shellfish harvesting. And sex trafficking in Connecticut has spiked since the pandemic.

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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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