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If you read the meeting minutes for the local government meeting you will find their thoughts. If the meeting minutes seem duplicitous, you can always make a FO
by jdavis703 5y ago
If you read the meeting minutes for the local government meeting you will find their thoughts. If the meeting minutes seem duplicitous, you can always make a FOIA request. You can also look at which candidates receive funding from various local government unions and fraternal orders.
I don’t read meeting minutes for most cities, but I do follow my own. Essentially with crime increasing the city council members in my extremely blue city were scared to cut police funding (fearing being blamed for a crime increase). It’s nothing nefarious. It just means activists need to do better challenging status quo opinions.
- inetknght 5y ago> If you read the meeting minutes for the local government meeting you will find their thoughts Oh yes because government officials never lie on record...
- jdavis703 5y agoPerhaps I misunderstood the grandparent post. But police funding seems like a straightforward, highly politicized issue. It’s not like there’s some sketchy backroom deals over an innocuous sounding contract.
- karlkeefer 5y agoThose contracts are sometimes negotiated in private mediated sessions. It's not all open air by default.