Democratic Mayors Defunded Their Police, While Spending …
Jul 20, 2021 – Philadelphia, PA slashed police funding by $33 million; Hartford, CT cut $1 million from its $40 million budget…
House spending bill boosts Capitol Police, office budgets …
June 23, 2021 – The Capitol Police would get $603.9 million, an $88.4 million boost over the previous year. Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman in April requested $619.2 million, over $100 million above the previous …
House narrowly passes $1.9 billion bill to bolster Capitol security after Jan. 6 attack
May 20, 2021 – WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a $1.9 billion emergency spending measure to boost security for the U.S. Capitol complex and other government agencies that responded to the Jan. 6 attack on the building.
Philly’s gun-violence crisis has surpassed a bleak milestone with 10,000 shot since 2015
Even in a city that has long been plagued by violence, the epidemic of gun crime has hit a level unmatched in recent memory — a pace that began last summer and has persisted since.
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