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WBFO Brief

WBFO Brief Friday July 1, 2022

Published July 1, 2022 at 8:56 AM EDT
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If it’s Friday. It’s Theater Talk- today with Anthony and Peter is exactly “As You Like It”. Also, Canada has chosen to continue requiring COVID tests for entry, and border mayors are upset about it. Also protests over the Buffalo City Council’s redistricting plan, emerging plans for the Kensington Expressway redesign. From Albany, continued discussion about concealed carry permits.

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