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Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief

For the second time, Barbara Sharief was selected to serve as Broward county’s mayor.

Aired 05/22/2017

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Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief

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For the second time, Barbara Sharief was selected to serve as Broward county’s mayor.

For the second time in her 7 years as a Broward County Commissioner, Barbara Sharief was selected by her peers to serve as the county’s mayor. Mayor Sharief joins us to discuss how the county is handling the affordable and workforce housing crisis, and her push for changes to gun regulations following January’s mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Aired 05/22/2017

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