Spotlight Politics: Budget, Springfield, and Vaccine Mandate
Clip: 10/27/2021 | 8m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
The battle over vaccine mandates. Our Spotlight Politics team breaks it down.
The mayor's $16.7 billion budget passes by a vote of 35-15, and her property tax hike passes as well, but with fewer votes. Our Spotlight Politics team on that and more.
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Spotlight Politics: Budget, Springfield, and Vaccine Mandate
Clip: 10/27/2021 | 8m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
The mayor's $16.7 billion budget passes by a vote of 35-15, and her property tax hike passes as well, but with fewer votes. Our Spotlight Politics team on that and more.
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