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The 2020 killing of George Floyd by a white police officer triggered demands to defund campus law enforcement.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
In short, an army of political appointees, bolstered by the recent Supreme Court decision weakening federal agencies, will abolish or defund multiple departments and funnel power through a Donald Trump White House.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
But now, some Republicans and tax professionals are pushing to defund it.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
Democrats are also cracking down on corporate tax cheats while Republicans have repeatedly tried to defund the tax police.
—Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
In short, an army of political appointees, bolstered by the recent Supreme Court decision weakening federal agencies, will abolish or defund multiple departments and funnel power through a Donald Trump White House.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
But now, some Republicans and tax professionals are pushing to defund it.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
Democrats are also cracking down on corporate tax cheats while Republicans have repeatedly tried to defund the tax police.
—Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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