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Behind The Lens episode 150: ‘I’m the mayor right now’

Last week's election results. City budget hearings wrap up. And alleged special education violations at a Lower 9th Ward charter school.
by Carolyne Heldman

This week on Behind The Lens, we’ll take a look at the results from last week’s election.

Also, the City Council has wrapped up its 2022 city budget hearings. They’ll hammer out the details and take a vote on the final budget in the coming weeks.

And in education news, another local school is facing scrutiny after the New Orleans Public School district alleges violations of special education laws at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School.

Our guests this week are reporters Marta Jewson, Michael Isaac Stein and Nicholas Chrastil and editor Charles Maldonado.

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.

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