Pressure Mounts on Atlanta Politicians to Reject $31m Funding for 'Cop City'

Atlanta politicians are facing pressure to vote against giving $31m to a police and fire department training center known as “Cop City”. The Atlanta Police Foundation, the organization behind it, is also apparently coming up short in sought-after $60m in corporate funding. The state continues to characterize opposition to the project as the work of “terrorists”, and the city’s mayor doubles down on the notion it is needed for “public safety”. If the council approves the funding as early as 5 June, it will be against the wishes of nearly 300 Atlanta-area residents who signed up for seven-plus hours of public comment on Monday.