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State Sen. Josh Green talks about his hopes for pushing an agenda that includes raising the minimum wage, expanding drug-and-alcohol treatment programs and working on other key issues for families with Pod Squad host Chad Blair.

He also tells what it was like working with HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa, where he and fellow volunteers saw more than 340 patients in a single day.

Senator Josh Green walks towards the whisper room with our editor Patti Epler.
Sen. Josh Green in the Civil Beat office with Civil Beat Editor Patti Epler. Cory Lum/Civil Beat

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