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LeMahieu Discusses State Coronavirus Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, discusses the pandemic-related bills passed by the Legislature, which includes a proposal to have the Legislature exert more control over how federal pandemic aid is spent.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 15, 2021

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Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu during an April 15, 2021 Here & Now interview.

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, discusses the pandemic-related bills passed by the Legislature, which includes a proposal to have the Legislature exert more control over how federal pandemic aid is spent.


An interview with Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, will be livestreamed on PBS Wisconsin’s social media channels Friday at 1:30 p.m., and both legislators will appear on April 16’s Here & Now program.

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