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Update On A Movement: How 'Defunding Police' Is Playing Out In Austin, Texas

FEB 22, 202113 MIN
Consider This from NPR

Update On A Movement: How 'Defunding Police' Is Playing Out In Austin, Texas

FEB 22, 202113 MIN

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Last summer, the city of Austin, Texas, slashed the budget for its police department. More recently, the city council voted on a new way to spend some of that money. KUT reporter Audrey McGlinchy explains what other changes have taken place in Austin.

A powerful new player is joining calls for reparations for Black Americans: the American Civil Liberties Union. Civil rights attorney Deborah Archer — the ACLU's newly elected board president and the first Black person to assume that role — explains the organization's new stance.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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