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State of the Union snub

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM EST
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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

More than half of Connecticut’s federal delegation is skipping the president’s State of the Union tonight. All the snow we got this winter has put a strain on our region’s road salt supply. A bridge in Westport is yours if you want it — you'll just have to move it yourself! Plus, a long-lost whale song resurfaces.

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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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