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Backyard ballots

By Sabrina Garone
Published November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST
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At the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow on Mar. 12, 2024, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman promised to defend his executive order barring trans women from participating in women's sports in court.
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At the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow on Mar. 12, 2024, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman promised to defend his executive order barring trans women from participating in women's sports in court.

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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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