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Tom Ferrick Jr. talks with Robert O'Donnell - Part 2
As part of the Great Expectations project, Tom Ferrick Jr. visits with community members and leaders about this year's elections and the future of Philadelphia.The 11th podcast in this series features Robert O'Donnell, a former Philadelphia legislator and speaker of the House. O'Donnell was the principal author of the legislation that set up PICA, the state's financial oversight board for Philadelphia. Here, he talks about some of the financial challenges facing the city today.
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