Modest police budget cuts amid defund debates in U S cities
The Associated Press finds local police budgets have been trimmed in four months, but mostly modest cuts driven by pandemic revenue declines. Activists push to shift funds to social programs and civilian responders, while leaders like Seattle and Minneapolis show cautious steps amid partisan tension and contested reforms.
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Davenport
Iowa
George Floyd
Associated Press
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Minneapolis
Seattle
Portland
Oregon
Austin
Texas
Berkeley
California
Jenny Durkan
Durkan
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Craven County Schools push plans amid Plan B debate
Craven County commissioners pressed the BOE on when full in person schooling will resume as delays in Plan B and the move toward Plan A draw criticism. They cited online learning gaps, Internet access, and parental concerns while health officials note rising COVID cases and safety protocols shaping bus limits, masking and distancing.
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Thomas Mark
Craven County
BOE
Mark
Denny Bucher
Bucher
District 7
Theron McCabe
Jason Jones
Jones
ET Mitchell
New Bern
Trent Woods
River Bend
Mitchell
Kim Rice Smith
Naomi Clark
Clark
Beatrice Smith
Craven County Schools
Meghan Doyle
NC Department of Health and Human Services
NC Department of Public Instructions
Doyle
Scott Harrelson
Harrelson
U.S
David Hale
Hale
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