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Hyping Harm: Media should welcome, not decry cuts to federal Byrne grant program

By Gritsforbreakfast

Texas law enforcement agencies have already experienced the political tumult from closing down regional drug task forces funded by the federal Byrne grant program, but in states where they still operate, local officials and the media are just starting to realize the jig may be up, with a 2/3 cut scheduled in the next federal budget. I've been tracking the (mostly negative) press coverage around the cuts, and typical of quite a few recent stories on the topic was this recent TV News item from Oklahoma:Drug task forces across the state got a nearly 70% funding cut. That means several task forces will shut down, others will try to stay afloat. The Tulsa County Drug Task Force is one of the ones trying to stay afloat. Now they've only got the funding for two members...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).