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

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.