One sign of how much has changed in progressive politics in recent years, President Biden this week put a $30 billion increase in police funding his budget proposal to Congress and highlighted in his State of the Union the need to fight crime.
BURLINGTON, VT — Nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd, cities around the country were prompted to take a closer look at police budgets.
"Gun incidents are up, burglaries," Kelly DeVine, the CEO of the Burlington Business Association said. This shift is happening around the United States. New York City voted to cut funding too in 2020. Two years later it has increased following a spike in violent crime.
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