Seattle council votes to cut SPD budget

The Seattle City Council approved 7-1 Monday afternoon a bill that would reduce the Seattle Police Department’s budget by an estimated 41% for the remainder of the year. The move to rebalance the city’s budget was prompted by protests for Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. SPD's 2020 budget was around $400 million. While businesses have expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, some of the specific items…