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INTRO: The Department of Justice has selected four jurisdictions to receive federal funding for their efforts to reduce crime. U-S Attorney General Todd Blanche says that this is part of a new initiative to invest in restoring public safety across the country,
ACK: U-S Attorney General Todd Blanche in Jacksonville, Florida
TAG: The Model Cities Initiative was created by the Trump administration to encourage cities to continue to reduce crime. The D-O-J has also selected East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and St. Louis, Missouri.
KEYWORD: Politics, Legal
