Bell to bell, no cell

By Sabrina Garone

Published March 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT

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An 11-year-old boy plays with his father's phone outside school. — An 11-year-old boy plays with his phone outside school.

New York moves closer to a school cell phone ban. Ranked choice voting could be coming to Connecticut soon. Connecticut lawmakers announce a new AI caucus. Plus, the latest from WSHU’s side Hustle series.

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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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