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Seats up for grabs

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 5, 2024 at 3:36 PM EDT
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A volunteer holds a sticker to give to a voter at Domus Kids, Inc. polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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A volunteer holds a sticker to give to a voter at Domus Kids, Inc. polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Early voting for Connecticut primary elections started today. Homelessness is up in Connecticut for the third straight year. LIRR riders say they’re mostly satisfied with service. And Connecticut's wage theft complaint backlog is growing.

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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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