Boston lawmakers considering defunding police for third year in a row draws outrage: 'Absurdly irresponsible'
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Boston lawmakers are considering cutting $18 million from law enforcement in their budget amendments, drawing outrage from the head of a Boston police union.
Last Thursday, city councilors individually submitted amendments to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Combined, their proposed changes would slash $30 million from the budget with $18 million in cuts to the Boston PD, The Herald reported on Friday. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
The 13 councilors will meet this week for two more working sessions to make changes to the budget before voting to approve or reject it on Wednesday.
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