Tag: Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis City Council: Racism Causes Cancer
Racism in Minneapolis is a "public health emergency" that causes cancer and heart disease according to the City Council.
The council officially declared racism a...
City Council Members Who Want To Disband Police Using Taxpayer-Funded Private...
Members of the Minneapolis City Council have their own city-funded private security detachments amidst their attempts to abolish the police.
Councilmembers Andrea Jenkins, Phillipe Cunningham...
Minneapolis City Council Takes First Step to Disband Police Department
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to amend the charter that requires the city to fund a police department.
The vote was 12-0 in favor...
Minneapolis City Council Wants To Give Themselves The Power To Abolish...
The Minneapolis City Council has drafted an amendment to the City Charter that will give them the power abolish the police.
The 13 person council...
A Staggering Number Of Homes Just Hit The Market In Minneapolis
Nearly a quarter of the homes for sale and 43% of the apartments for rent in Minneapolis hit the market since violent rioting began...
Ilhan Omar: Police Are “Rotten” And Should Be Replaced
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says her local Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is "rotten to the root" and needs to be replaced.
Omar's commentary came Sunday morning...
Minneapolis City Council Doesn’t Have The Authority To Disband Police Department
The Minneapolis City Council says they're on track to abolish the police, however, the City Charter seems to stand in their way.
Prominent members of...
The Minneapolis City Council ‘Took The First Step’ Towards Potentially Disbanding...
The Minneapolis City Council took the first official step towards making large changes the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) during an emergency meeting, Friday.
Members of...
City Council President Says Minneapolis Police Will Be Abolished
"We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department," says Lisa Bender, the president of the Minneapolis City Council.
A man named George Floyd died...
Small Business Closes After $15 Min. Wage Fail
MINNEAPOLIS -- The city of Minneapolis is starting to see the effects the fight for $15 minimum wage is having on small businesses.
Byte,...