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Legislators Rachel Barnhart and Susan Hughes-Smith on the Monroe County budget

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published December 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM EST
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Rachel Barnhart and Susan Hughes-Smith on "Connections with Evan Dawson"
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The Monroe County budget passed 29-0 earlier this month, but not all lawmakers thought the process was a healthy one.

Two Democrats proposed amendments, but those ideas were rejected. Now they're wondering if anyone is permitted to challenge the county executive's budget. But then again — they voted for it!

They explain how they believe the public could have been better served.

In studio:

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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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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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