Show-Me Push Back Against Kansas City Defund Police Budget Slap Fight

Here's what's important about his report . . .

Notice the tone of this South Side Kansas City community newspaper . . . It's seems rightfully skeptical of the current 12th & Oak effort to create a slush fund with po-po money.  

More to the point . . .

DOES ANYBODY IN KANSAS CITY WANT TO GIVE MONEY FOR POLICE TO MAYOR Q, THE CITY MANAGER & COUNCIL?!?!

To quote the Prez . . .

C'mon, man.

We've seen what a bang up job they've done with potholes, snow removal, the water department, the homeless and everything else . . . Handing over the security of KCMO to this crew pretty much invites even more local crime. 

Accordingly . . .

Here's a peek at push back from Jeff City . . . 

"The bill’s intent is to clarify existing statute to ensure the Kansas City Police Department receives 20 percent of the city’s general revenue as intended. Previously, the mayor and some members of the city council had reallocated funds out of the city’s general revenue, which effectively cut the department’s budget by more than $42 million. A Jackson County judge eventually ruled that the city’s efforts to defund the department violated state law."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri House Advances Plan to Protect Funding for the Kansas City Police Department

The members of the Missouri House of Representatives have given their stamp of approval to state Rep. Chris Brown's plan to protect funding for the Kansas City Police Department. By a vote of 105-31, the House approved Brown's HB 1986 and sent it to the Senate for consideration.