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Minneapolis budget committee approves cuts in police funding

A line of police officers on bicycles in riot gear
A line of police officers on bicycles in riot gear near the Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct during a May 27 protest against the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd. A majority of people calling into a public hearing Wednesday urge the Minneapolis City Council to make much deeper cuts to the Police Department’s $193 million budget.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News