Mayor Durkan to veto City Council's budget proposal to cut funding to Seattle Police Department

Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday announced she was going to veto the Seattle City Council’s 2020 budget proposals, which included plans to cut funding to the Seattle Police Department. During a news conference Friday, Durkan said she remained committed to working together with the council to reimagine public safety in the city. Durkan repeated her claims that the council passed its budget proposal without specific plans in place to address shortfalls.