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Power & Politics podcast: Budget fallout, LGBTQ curriculum, 2021 gubernatorial race - listen here

Guests join Alex Zdan to discuss state budget fallout, LGBTQ curriculum in NJ schools, medical marijuana and the 2021 race for governor.

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Jul 5, 2019, 10:44 PM

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Brent Johnson, reporter for NJ Advance Media, reviews the outcome and the fallout of the final state budget.
Jay Lassiter, columnist for InsiderNJ, and advocate for LGBTQ rights and medical marijuana, discusses the new LGBTQ curriculum in New Jersey schools, plus the medical marijuana bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Tuesday.
And former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli discusses the 2021 race for governor.
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