Tag: Jacob Frey
Minneapolis to spend $6.4 million to hire more police amid plans...
(The Center Square) – Minneapolis will spend $6.4 million to hire more police officers after spiking violent crime in 2020, the city council voted...
Frey and Walz make Heritage’s ‘COVID hypocrisy’ map
Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are featured in the Heritage Foundation's new "COVID hypocrisy" map for breaking their own COVID-19 rules...
Minneapolis mayor stands up to city council: cuts to police ‘irresponsible’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey did not mince words Monday evening as he took a stand against those who seek to defund the police in...
Judge rules Minneapolis must answer for lack of police
A district court judge rejected Minneapolis’ request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by eight residents who believe the city has failed to adequately staff...
Newly released police stats reveal alarming rise in Minneapolis violent crime
Minneapolis has seen a citywide increase in violent crime of over 23% compared to last year with some precincts seeing over a 40% increase....
Minneapolis to spend $2 million of CARES money on tiny houses...
(The Center Square) – The Minneapolis City Council on Friday voted to spend nearly $2 million of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
Bombshell report blames Walz’s ‘slow decision making’ for extensive riot damage
A shocking report released this week provides an inside look at how state and local leaders responded to May’s Minneapolis riots, the second-most destructive...
Citing ‘perception of lawlessness,’ Minneapolis business owners ask local leaders’ help...
Over 40 small business owners and leaders in Downtown Minneapolis are fed up with record-setting violence in the city, and expressed their frustration in...
Tyler Kistner goes after ‘coward’ Mayor Frey in new campaign ad
Tyler Kistner, the GOP-endorsed candidate for Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, has released an ad attacking Democrats over law and order issues.
Kistner’s ad, called "Defend...
‘Threatening the use of force’ will be considered ‘use of force...
Just hours before a fresh wave of rioting hit Minneapolis last week, Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced an “overhaul” of...