The city of New Haven, Connecticut, will cut its budget by $2 million with most of the cuts aimed at the police department.
Mayor Justin Elicker has said in the past that he opposed efforts to defund the police. But the Board of Alders mandated that he find more cuts. Instead of cutting libraries and homeless services, he chose to eliminate 48 open positions in the police department, which currently has 341 officers.
The budget also raises taxes by 2%. Elicker had hoped to raise taxes more, but the Board refused.
