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Should state leaders prepare for major changes from the new Trump administration?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM EST
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At a recent forum, Democratic state representatives said that the new Trump administration could threaten all kinds of funding and freedoms. They said that they are working to mitigate some possible impacts.

Republicans said that some funding was worth watching, but they wanted to wait and see before sounding any alarms.

Our guests discuss what they see, and what they want the state to do — or not do.

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" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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