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DC spends over $270,000 on BLM paint job as violent crime skyrockets

By Breccan F. Thies
Published November 28, 2023 3:58pm ET
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DC spends over $270,000 on BLM paint job as violent crime skyrockets
Taxpayers in Washington are footing the bill for a $270,000 paint job to refresh “Black Lives Matter Plaza” as violent crime in the district has spiked 40% since last year. The move to repaint the anti-police street art, which features 50-foot yellow letters along two blocks of 16th Street outside the White House, comes as […]


Taxpayers in Washington are footing the bill for a $270,000 paint job to refresh “Black Lives Matter Plaza” as violent crime in the district has spiked 40% since last year.

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