Recession Causes Money Woes for Law-Enforcement Museum

Organizers of the planned National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington are reducing the project’s budget by more than a third and delaying the planned opening by two years as the recession cuts into fund raising, the Associated Press reports.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund eliminated $29-million from the museum’s estimated $80-million cost and is reducing its anticipated size by nearly half. The completion date has been pushed back from 2011 to 2013. Craig Floyd, chairman of the fund, said the group has raised more than $37-million, but donations have slowed.