Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, February 1st.  She discussed local response to the General Assembly’s session, the process for filling the vacant commissioner seat, and more.

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