07/08/2024
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"It is without question that small businesses are cynical, and they have lost faith in their elected officials."
"To suggest that crime is on the decline because it hasn't been reported is to suggest that ordinary law-abiding citizens, small businesses have a degree of confidence and therefore are reporting those..."
"The best tool is to empower main street, small communities, local elected officials and local criminal justice systems to intervene early to prevent long-term and unsustainable rates of crime."
"I do want to acknowledge, of course, having spent the last 12 years serving in local government, the historic significance of the IIJA investment."