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Rainy-day drawdown

By Sabrina Garone
Published December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM EST
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As federal support faces uncertainty, Connecticut turns to rainy-day resources. On Long Island, good intentions for the environment are running up against old lawn habits. Our region reacts to the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Plus, survivors of domestic abuse are calling on Albany to act. 

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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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