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/ When one Iowa City city council member raised the possibility of abolishing the police department during a meeting Tuesday, a majority of her colleagues spoke against it. A majority of the Iowa City City Council made clear Tuesday that they’re opposed to the possibility of abolishing the police department. The discussion came during a meeting focused on reviewing recommendations for how the city could restructure its police department, and was prompted after one city council member published a newspaper opinion piece calling for the possibility of abolition to be “on the table.” At a ...

/ An Iowa City councilmember is calling on her colleagues to have a meaningful discussion around abolishing the police, as the city reviews recommendations for restructuring its police department. An Iowa City councilmember is calling on her colleagues to have a serious discussion about abolishing the police, as part of the city’s efforts to restructure its police force. Councilmember Laura Bergus made her case in an opinion piece published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on Sunday. In her piece, Bergus says the time has come for police abolition to be on the table as a matter of policy discu...