Minneapolis Crimes are Skyrocketing as City Council Cuts Police Department Budget by $8 Million

In what is being called a “Safety for All” plan, the Minneapolis City Council has cut the Police Department budget by $8 million. The budget was passed Thursday despite soaring violence plaguing the city. Ironically, the city claims it has plans to continue to hire more officers in the upcoming years. Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender jubilantly took to Twitter to make the announcement: “The City Council adopted a 2021 budget!! All the #SafetyForAllBudget proposals passed for 2021. Mental health, violence prevention, oversight and more.” National Review reports the city’s “budget cuts follow a summer of surging crime and


