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After All Things

Session starts, stakes set

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM EST
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The Connecticut legislative session starts tomorrow. A New York teachers union sues the state over proposed Long Island charter schools. Plus, how a stroke survivor found purpose helping others heal.

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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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