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December 10, 2020

Minneapolis City Council Redirects $8 Million from Police Dept. in New Budget
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In Minnesota, the Minneapolis City Council passed a budget today that
redirects about $8 million from the police department. The funds will go
toward violence prevention, mental health response and other services -
but does not reduce the number of police officers and maintains new
hiring targets, after Mayor Jacob Frey threatened to veto any staffing
reductions. The budget is a far cry from the City Council's pledge this
summer to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department at the height of
racial justice protests following the police killing of George Floyd.


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