After All Things Sabrina Garone
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- News
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News and culture from CT, LI and all things around Long Island Sound in less than 15 minutes. Weeknights, hosted by WSHU's Sabrina Garone
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Access to education
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Connecticut to discuss educational opportunities for incarcerated people. Connecticut income tax returns will play a role in this year’s budget talks. The NYPD faces its lowest number of officers in over three decades. And Governor Hochul announced a tentative budget deal for New York.
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Schools go solar
Governor Lamont encourages more Connecticut schools to install solar panels. New York state can now sue Nassau over a ban on transgender women playing on women’s sports teams. Thousands of UConn basketball fans showed up in Hartford to celebrate the Huskies’ big win. Absenteeism rates in Long Island schools have not bounced back since COVID. And an analysis finds Connecticut’s red flag laws are used differently throughout the state.
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SALT debate
Long Island Congressman Nick LaLota wants the cap on SALT deductions lifted. Senator Blumenthal will lead a senate hearing with Boeing next week. Shinnecock kelp farmers protest a Suffolk aquaculture program. ECSU joins a growing list of Connecticut schools pushing their enrollment deadlines. And how COVID-related shortages are still impacting the military.
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Price gouging groceries?
Connecticut Democrats say corporate profits are responsible for inflated food prices. A New York bill would let faith-based facilities build multi-family units on their properties. Connecticut police have a new plan to prevent crashes on Route 8. And environmental advocates oppose the expansion of a Connecticut gas compression site.
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State of the waterways
Long Island waterways have shown an increase in algal blooms over the last year. Childcare workers rally for equitable wages in Bridgeport. Absenteeism continues to be a problem in Connecticut schools. And a classic novel set in our region turns 99 this year.
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Back-to-back champs!
UConn men’s basketball wins the NCAA championship for the second year in a row. Connecticut’s secretary of the state hopes more young people will volunteer as poll workers this Election Day. A group of Nassau residents protest an executive order to recruit special deputies. And what was it like to see the solar eclipse in the path of totality?