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Workforce overhaul

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM EST
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People rally at Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington.
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People rally at Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington.

The World Trade Center Health Program has lost over a dozen staff members thanks to federal workforce overhauls. Schools in Connecticut may get $40 million from the state to support special education. President Trump revokes federal approval of New York’s congestion pricing plan. Plus, advocates are confronting the challenge of human trafficking in our region.

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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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