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Arizona House considers bill to prevent police defunding
The Arizona House Rules Committee is scheduled to discuss legislation on Monday that would prevent cities from decreasing funding to their local police departments.
Rep. David Marshall‚ R-Snowflake‚ is the sponsor of House Bill 2120‚ and it has already passed the House Military Affairs &; Public Safety committee in an 8-7 party-line vote this past Monday.
The bill would prevent a city or town from spending less than the amount it did the year prior for its "annual operating budget" for...