Austin cuts police budget by 1/3 amid national 'defund' push
The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city's $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services
13 August 2020
The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city's $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services
13 August 2020
In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council moved Thursday to cut about one-third of next year's $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement agencies in favor of spending more money on social services. That will come to just over $150 million that will be redirected to social services in the 2021 fiscal budget, which starts Oct 1. Beginning in October, about $21 million will fund social services, community resources including response to the coronavirus, mental health aid programs, violence prevention, victim services and food, housing and abortion access. Another $80 million will be redistributed to ...
Austin cuts police budget by 1/3 amid national 'defund' push
The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city's $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services
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