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The 2021 Budget and More Legislative Business

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 11, 2021

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PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz discusses the latest deliberations at the state Legislature over the 2021 biennial budget and bills relating to policing, voting and more.

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