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Schumer on SALT

Office of Senator Chuck Schumer

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer wants lawmakers to allow the limit on state and local tax deductions to expire. Riverhead opts out of a plan to pool education resources. Connecticut Democrats want to end a 40-year moratorium on nuclear power plants. Officials sound the alarm on an increased risk of wildfire in the Pine Barrens. Plus, a look at Linda McMahon’s public life in Connecticut ahead of her Senate Confirmation hearing.

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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