Money comes from the Feds. Many local officials and entire towns (including the voters) have become whores for the Fed money and will pimp their own neighbors.
This doesn’t just occur in crime and DOJ matters. It is true in education, health, environment, you name it.
“This doesn’t just occur in crime and DOJ matters. It is true in education, health, environment, you name it.”
Revenue sharing. The gift from Richard Nixon that keeps on destroying federalism.