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After marathon session, Legislature finally approves covid-19 disaster declaration

It took nearly seven hours, but the Senate churned through three dozen amendments and approved a narrowed extension of the state’s covid-19 disaster declaration on Wednesday night.

Matt Acuña Buxton
Matt Acuña Buxton
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After marathon session, Legislature finally approves covid-19 disaster declaration

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