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After All Things

Health costs, hard choices

By Sabrina Garone
Published May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM EDT
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Connecticut Democrats and the governor are at odds over a Medicaid deficit. SUNY will expand access to associate degree programs. A new report shows food insecurity in Connecticut has continued to rise since COVID. Plus, a group of Long Islanders are on a mission to uncover a piece of hidden history. 

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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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