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Mpls. City Council cuts police budget, but leaves staffing levels alone

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The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to adopt a budget that contains a controversial plan to take nearly $8 million from the Police Department to pay for crime prevention programs and initiatives in other departments, but with a key last-minute change to police staffing levels from an earlier version.

The series of cuts and transfers, called “Safety for All” by its authors, was added to the budget earlier this week.  It represents a small part of the department’s $179 million budget.

This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, December 10, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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