Pro-police group seeks to oust Oklahoma mayor, council
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July 10, 2020
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A group of citizens in Oklahoma's third-largest city has launched a petition drive seeking to oust half of the City Council and the mayor for cutting police funding, building on resentment over the mayor's order requiring people to wear masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The group, "Unite Norman," is particularly upset with the council over its decision last month to reallocate $865,000, or about 3.6%, of the police department's annual budget. The money was shifted to community development programs and to create an internal auditor position to track pol...
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