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The State We're In: State Rep. Todd Smola (June 19, 2015)

Season 5 Episode 111 | 26m 46s

State Representative Todd Smola (R) –Warren and the 1st Hampden District and Ranking Minority member of the House Ways and Means Committee, updates us on the effort to complete the 2016 state budget by July 1st the impact of lower-than-anticipated interest by state workers in the Governor’s money-saving Early Retirement plan.

Aired: 06/18/15
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