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Canceling congestion?

By Sabrina Garone
Published January 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM EST
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Governor Kathy Hochul rides a Metro North train from Hastings-on-Hudson to Grand Central Terminal.
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Governor Kathy Hochul rides a Metro North train from Hastings-on-Hudson to Grand Central Terminal.

Governor Hochul shares her budget plan for fiscal year 2026. Will congestion pricing end under the new Trump administration? A Connecticut town official sues the president over his DOGE program proposal. Plus, Connecticut and New York's Attorneys General also sue over an executive order on birthright citizenship.

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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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