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American Democracy Could Learn from Local Government - 6:13

Jim Nowalk, PA State Mayors' Association

Posted Dec 16, 2018

Jim Nowalk, President of the PA State Mayors' Association, and mayor of Whitehall Borough, explains the reasons and principles that support the idea of local government as a model for American Democracy. Sheila Hyland hosts from the Xfinity Store in McCandless Crossing, Pittsburgh. pamayors.org

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