What’s in the Mayor’s Capital Spending Plan? Plus, Progress for the CRB and the Future of FUSUS
On today’s Friday News Roundup, it’s acronym day! District 25 Metro Council member Jeff Preptit joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to give us his take on Tuesday’s council meeting, where MNPD’s contract with surveillance tech company FUSUS was deferred once again after a passionate public hearing. We’re also talking about the CRB’s new MOU with MNPD, the Mayor’s $527 million proposed CSP, and with sunset now at 4:30 p.m., how we’re managing our SAD. Not sure what any of those letters mean? We’ve got you covered.
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