Host Jim Niedelman takes a look at the overall legislative session with House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and State Senator Mike Halpin.
“My biggest concern […] is just making sure that these good programs that we passed, when it comes to rental assistance, first time home buying, youth employment, after-school programs, is to make sure that money is spent proportionately in the districts like mine and Mayor McCombie’s that have those needs,” Halpin said.
“We have $5 billion sitting in the road and construction fund, unfortunately,” McCombie said. “This is money that needs to be spent on our roads and bridges throughout the state, through our counties, through our townships, and unfortunately I don’t think there was an aggressive enough push for that.”
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