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Big budget cuts, however, may come with unintended consequences. D.C. officials bowed to the demands last year and slashed nearly $15 million from the police budget, and the city ended the year with 198 homicides — the highest in 16 years. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) crime data as of Tuesday show the trend may be spilling over into this year. Homicides in the city are up 23%, from 66 killings to 81 over the same period last year. “Violent crime is out of control in the District,” the president of D.C.’s police union, Gregg Pemberton, said last month. “Homicides have hit rec...

Regional leaders address police reforms, budgets Follow Us Question of the Day By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times - Monday, April 26, 2021 Police reform has become a key concern around the Washington region amid national attention to police brutality and racism. Members of the Montgomery County Council on Monday spoke with reporters about how county officials plan to implement some of the sweeping police reforms recently enacted by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly. Council President Tom Hu...

When: Manheim Central school board meeting, Feb. 22. What happened: The board heard from nearly two dozen parents concerned about abrupt closures of school buildings due to COVID-19 infections or probable infections and the effect the shift to virtual learning has had on their children. The emails from parents were read during the virtual meeting. Why it’s important: During a Dec. 1 meeting, the school board set the number of positive and probable COVID-19 cases required to close individual schools. Baron Elementary would close if there were two positive or probable COVID-19 cases; Doe R...