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After All Things

Wage watch

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
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A food runner at Bartaco, brings their lunches to restaurant patrons as they sit on the patio.
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A food runner at Bartaco, brings their lunches to restaurant patrons as they sit on the patio.

Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase by more than 50 cents per hour next January. Bruce Blakeman says New York shouldn't be trying to shut down prediction markets like Kalshi. A heat advisory is in effect for our region through Friday night. Plus, we’re headed to the Adirondacks for a look at a unique school sport.

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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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