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Friday’s Houston Matters: Policy Changes To Aid Recovery, And Voting During A Pandemic (May 22, 2020)

On Friday’s show: Bars reopening across the state, policy changes to help the economic recovery, voters’ concerns about going to the polls during a pandemic, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.

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On Friday’s Houston Matters: Starting today, Texas bars can reopen at 25 percent capacity across the state. And restaurants can expand to 50 percent.

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Also this hour: Some experts suggests some policy changes to help in the economic recovery process.

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Plus, a new survey reveals what voters think about going to the polls during a pandemic. News 88.7’s Andrew Schneider has the details.

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And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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