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Voters in Austin, Texas, to decide on future of police funding in the city

Austin voters will decide whether to tie police staffing numbers to the city’s growing population. It’s a political response to earlier cuts to the police budget that is now drawing national attention.

Audrey McGlinchy with member station KUT has this story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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