From the AP:
“Feds deny Minnesota request for
aid to rebuild after unrest”
The federal government has denied
a request from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for federal funds to rebuild and repair
fire damage from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death. The Minneapolis
Star Tribune reported that Walz’s spokesman Teddy Tschann confirmed that the
request for federal aid was denied, saying the governor is “disappointed.” Walz
had asked President Donald Trump on July 2 to declare a “major disaster” in a
request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of extensive damage
to public infrastructure following the death of Floyd on May 25 after a white
Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against the handcuffed Black man’s
neck for nearly eight minutes. Four since-fired officers have been charged in
the case. A preliminary assessment of damage found more than $15 million of
damages directly related to the fires. Around 1,500 businesses were damaged.
Among the public structures destroyed was a Minneapolis police station that was
a focus of the protests. “As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in
our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us
through” Tschann said in a statement. Current estimates of the total damage
exceed $500 million, the governor wrote in his disaster aid request.
^ The Federal Government should
not pay for any damage done by Protesters in Minneapolis, Seattle, New York City
or anywhere else. Maybe Minneapolis should use the money for abolishing its Police
Force to pay for the damage and then worry about how it will keep law and order
without a Police Force. ^
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