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Minneapolis mayor wants to cut funding for violence interrupters. But at what cost?

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When Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey presented his proposed budget for 2027, he returned again and again to a familiar theme: tough times call for tough decisions about which programs work for the city and which don’t. In line with that, Frey proposed “doubling down” on the city’s Community Safety Ambassador program, citing “early signs of...

First report: In Portland, Violence Interrupters Struggle to Keep a Steady Foothold — boltsmag.org, 11d