Do dollar store bans work?

Published: May 15, 2023, 11:01 p.m.

b'In recent years, we\'ve seen dozens of cities ban new dollar stores from opening up. The thinking goes, by keeping dollar stores out, it\'ll be easier to get much-needed grocery stores to come in. On today\'s show, we visit two cities that have passed dollar store bans, New Orleans and Birmingham, to see if they\'ve worked.

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