Kansas City is creating a new non-police hotline to respond to some emergency calls shows at least some increased willingness to consider new solutions other than police. But it’s getting harder to fund programs like this.

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“A Vote Against Democracy”: Missouri Forces One City to Lock In More Money for Police - Bolts

Missouri voters approved a statewide measure requiring Kansas City to spend at least 25 percent of its general revenue on police. It’s the only c...