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Rochester City Councilmember Mary Lupien on the city budget

By Evan Dawson,

Published July 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT

Two people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman at left has short red hair and is wearing glasses and a black sleeveless top; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a blue button-down shirt and jeans. — Mary Lupien with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 3, 2025

A smiling man with short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a grey blazer. He is holding a pair of eyeglasses. The word "Connections" appears on the left side of the photo in vertical letters.

Fresh off her run for mayor, Rochester City Councilmember Mary Lupien joins us to discuss the city budget and city business.

We talk about how the city is addressing housing and new development, about the future of downtown, and the path to revitalizing neighborhoods.

In studio:

Mary Lupien, member of Rochester City Council

To read a transcript of this episode, please click here.

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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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