Mind the Gap

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Mayor Bloomberg’s 2009 budget cuts funding to most city agencies, but not the Department of Education. We crunch the numbers and look at the city’s spending priorities. Also: the FDA holds hearings on LASIK surgery, and cutting-edge sustainable transportation ideas from around the world. Finally: it’s not just Friday, it’s Follow-Up Friday, with more of listener poetry in honor of National Poetry Month.

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