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Rochester City Councilmember Mary Lupien on the city budget

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published July 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT
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Mary Lupien with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 3, 2025
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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:

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." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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