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Jun 17, 2021 · Last summer, when protesters called for defunding the police, Mayor Muriel Bowser ’s administration opted to increase dollars for police in her fiscal year 2021 budget (which took effect...
Oct 13, 2023 · In June 2020, Bowser had a Black Lives Matter mural painted on the street near the White House following the death of George Floyd, and protestors added the words “defund the police,” according to Fox News.
- Anna Mock
Nov 16, 2020 · ANSWER: Over the summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed a $578 million operating budget for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). But DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety...
- Eric Flack
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Jun 9, 2020 · D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser responded Monday to criticisms and calls to defund the police that have been made by protesters marching through the District in the wake of George Floyd’s death...
Jun 10, 2020 · Bowser responded to that criticism and calls to defund the police in an interview Tuesday. Here are excerpts: Black Lives Matter activists have added some words, and those words are "defund...
Jun 28, 2020 · Clearly not wanting to antagonize the street activists, Bowser's government has allowed the “Defund the Police” addition to remain. But city crews did repaint the stars on the D.C. flag...
Jun 12, 2020 · Some members of Black Lives Matter who view Ms Bowser as weak on police reform added the words, “Defund the Police”. One activist believes the mayor just wanted to “piss off Trump”.
