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States adapt to federal free lunch ending; Beavers are moving back into Milwaukee

10.28.2022 - By WBURPlay

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The federal free lunch program ended, and now some states are looking into reinstating the program at the state level. Colorado is one state considering bringing the program back, and Colorado Public Radio reporter John Daley joins us. Then, as midterms approach, how elections are run and more is at stake on the ballot, especially in Ohio and Nevada. Cleveland-based NBC senior national political reporter Henry Gomez and editor of the Nevada Independent Elizabeth Thompson join us. And, the American beaver is back in Milwaukee. Beavers were hunted and trapped beavers for their pelts, and the population plummeted. But now that they're returning, ecologists say it's a sign the ecosystem is recovering. Here & Now's Chris Bentley reports.

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