City and State Budget Update

About this episode

The episode discusses WE ACT's priorities for the City and State budget with insights from City Policy Manager Caleb Smith.

March is here and money is on our minds. Join Jaron and Lonnie to learn about some of WE ACT’s priorities for the City and State budget this year with help from WE ACT’s City Policy Manager, Caleb Smith. Did one of the topics in this episode pique your interest? Listen to one of our previous episodes to learn more: Episode 11: The Legacy of Lead (Pb) Episode 20: Celebrating Parks on Earth Day Episode 61: New York City Policy Updates: Plans, Compost and More You can also listen to this episode on YouTube. Got questions? Call our Uptown Chats Hotline at 877-UPTOWN6! You can also email us at podcast@weact.org. Make sure to subscribe to the WE ACT newsletter for updates, upcoming events and actions you can take! Connect with the show: Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Donate to WE ACT for Environmental Justice

People in this episode

Hosts: Jaron Burke, Lonnie Portis

Guest: Caleb Smith

Topics covered

• City budget
• State budget
• Environmental justice
• Policy updates
• Community engagement

Keywords

• budget
• environmental justice
• policy
• WE ACT
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Books & works: Episode 11: The Legacy of Lead (Pb), Episode 20: Celebrating Parks on Earth Day, Episode 61: New York City Policy Updates: Plans, Compost and More

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