Denver plan to slash police and fire department budgets to pay for migrant crisis clears first hurdle

Published April 18, 2024 1:40pm ET



Denver City Council members voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $41 million budget cuts to fund the city’s response to its undocumented immigrant crisis. 

Johnston’s plan includes cuts to multiple city departments, including police and fire, as well as his own. 

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