Asheville city police face potential budget cuts a month after of an officer beating a black pedestrian was leaked to the Asheville Citizen-Times. The beating prompted outrage and led to the arrest of the former officer who beat the pedestrian and the firing of City Manager Gary Jackson. Blue Ridge Public Radio News Director speaks with host Frank Stasio about the latest updates from the story.
Bush also discusses negotiations over the hospital system to Hospital Corporation of America Inc., a for-profit healthcare titan. In other Western North Carolina news, former Buncombe County Manager by a federal grand jury. Greene faces decades in prison for embezzlement and wire fraud charges, and federal prosecutors say she made nearly $200,000 in unauthorized purchases on company cards. Asheville Citizen-Times reporter speaks with host Frank Stasio about the indictment.
