New Orleans is the latest to refuse a $300 million grant program that critics say would build Trump’s police state.

After taking a “serious look” at applying for federal funding under the Trump administration’s Model Cities Initiative, the city leaders of cash-strapped New Orleans announced on August 31 that they will not apply for the controversial grant program. The $300 million grant program for cities and local governments of more than 100,000 people offers to pay for high-tech policing and public…

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