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Omaha City Council Opts Against Defunding the Police

Omaha City Council Opts Against Defunding the Police
Omaha police officers in a mall in Omaha, Neb., in a file photo. Eric Francis/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
8/19/2020|Updated: 8/19/2020

City Council members in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday declined to slash funding to the city’s police department.

City Council President Chris Jerram, a Democrat, proposed cutting $2 million from the Omaha Police Department and redirecting the money to mental health services.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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