171 - Cry Less

Happy 2023, we’re back baby! A blizzard in Buffalo kills a disproportionate number of black residents as city services failed to deal with the storm. New College of Florida is facing an uncertain future as Governor DeSantis appoints a number of conservative hardliners to the board of trustees. Walgreens admits that it may have overblown its complaints about theft and that expensive mitigation efforts have yielded few results. And CDTA launches a new car sharing program that provides affordable options for people in need of automobile access.

 

Walgreens may have overstated theft concerns: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/05/walgreens-may-have-overstated-theft-concerns.html

 

New College facing changes under conservative BoT: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/06/gov-ron-desantis-wants-conservative-overhaul-at-new-college-of-florida/69784941007/

 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/06/desantis-conservative-hillsdale-rufo-college-liberal-sarasota/ 

 

Wildflower: https://www.troyrecord.com/2023/01/08/cdta-launches-drive-carsharing-in-the-capital-region/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=tw-troyrecord&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow