One year after the deaths of George Floyd and Dion Johnson, many Americans and Arizonans are reflecting on the past year and the calls for police reform.
Protesters question police budget increases in Phoenix
Budget proposal includes $43 million increase in funding.
and last updated 2021-05-04 22:34:44-04
PHOENIX â On Tuesday, protesters questioned city council members responsiveness to community concerns as the council moves forward with a $43 million increase to the Phoenix police budget.
More than 50 representatives of Black Lives Matter- PHX Metro, Poder In Action, Semillas Az, Fund for Empowerment, Chispa AZ, UUJAZ, Phoenix Local Organizing Committee gathered outside the Phoenix City Council Chambers.
Inside, the meeting included a review of public input during budget hearings in March and April. There were 199 comments for reducing the police budget or at least opposing more funding. There were 26 comments for more funding for police officers, 911 operators, and civilian hiring and training, according to the city manager s report. The city made no changes to the draft police budget in response to the budget hearing co
Phoenix looks to add $3.7M to Phoenix police budget, dozens flood public comment line in opposition
Proposal calls for additional $3.7 million; some community members concerned.
and last updated 2021-03-17 01:40:58-04
City officials presented it s trial budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to members of the Phoenix City Council Tuesday. The proposed budget would allocate an additional 3.7 million dollars to Phoenix police to fill empty civilian positions, increase wages and invest in police reform, according to Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton.
While no official vote on the city s budget will happen until June, community members and activists flooded the discussion portion of the policy meeting with calls expressing outrage at the proposal.
ABC15 launches âRethinking Policingâ to drive criminal justice reform
ABC15 is launching a new solution-focused reporting project to address systemic problems in Arizona policing and push leaders to fix them.
and last updated 2021-03-08 20:58:39-05
PHOENIX â ABC15 is launching a new solution-focused reporting project to address systemic problems in Arizona policing and push leaders to fix them.
The project is called, âRethinking Policing.â
While the problems are complex, the projectâs goals are simple: Push for reform. Push for measurable change. Push our leaders to act. Push everyone to think differently about policing.
Why is ABC15 doing this?
If youâve followed us over the past few years, youâve almost certainly seen our