Mayor Malik Evans and Rochester City Council Members on the city's budget

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published June 21, 2022 at 1:22 PM EDT

Mitch Gruber, Malik Evans, and Miguel Melendez on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Rochester City Council passed a budget last week, amid debate about funding the Police Accountability Board and addressing the city's housing needs. Our guests discuss why certain decisions were made.

In studio:

Malik Evans, Mayor of the city of Rochester
Miguel Melendez, president of City Council
Mitch Gruber, member and finance chair of City Council

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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