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Cory Mason on state funds for Wisconsin's local governments

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 3, 2023

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Racine Mayor Cory Mason discusses calls by local officials for the Wisconsin Legislature to boost the state's allocation of shared revenue funding for municipalities given an historic budget surplus.

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