Trump Escalates War Against Cities That Have Seen Large Protests Against Racist Policing These so-called “anarchist jurisdictions”—all Democrat-run—could potentially lose federal funding. Shani Saxon Sep 22, 2020 10:00AM ET
One Step at a Time, Rochester, New York Is Partly Defunding Its Police The city council approved $100,000 for an independent investigation into Daniel Prude’s death and rescinded police funds in two other circumstances. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 17, 2020 12:55PM EDT
Trump Directs Officials to Cut Federal Funding From 'Anarchist Jurisdictions' The president is attempting to center his reelection campaign around unrest in Democratic cities experiencing ongoing protests against systemic racism. Shani Saxon Sep 3, 2020 2:30PM EDT
What #DefundPolice Can Do For Public Safety Cities imagine taking away resources from racist, oppressive policing and putting it toward public safety and social services. Nicole Lewis Aug 28, 2020 4:34PM EDT
Seattle City Council Votes to Defund the Police, Police Chief Abruptly Resigns Police Chief Carmen Best’s announcement came hours after the council agreed to cut nearly $4 million from the police department’s budget, CNN reports. Shani Saxon Aug 11, 2020 2:33PM EDT
Reform, Abolish or Defund the Police—Explained Advocates and policy experts say reform is about budgets. Abolition is about the community taking charge. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 3, 2020 10:00AM ET
