Tag: Minneapolis City Council
Hundreds testify at eight-hour Minneapolis City Council meeting on police budget
More than 400 Minneapolis residents testified during a Minneapolis City Council meeting this week on the 2021 city budget, which could include at least...
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...
Minneapolis City Council approves spending $500,000 to fund outside police
(The Center Square) – In a 7-6 Friday vote, the Minneapolis City Council approved a plan to spend roughly $500,000 to temporarily hire outside...
Minneapolis council member deletes tweet telling Trump to drink bleach
A Minneapolis City Council member encouraged President Donald Trump to drink a cup of bleach after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
“Hey @ronaldrump Take...
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...
Replacement Minneapolis precinct building deal falls through, reportedly because of threats
The Minneapolis City Council is once again searching for a place to house officers working for the Third Police Precinct as the area endures...
New Minneapolis City Council member ‘fully supports’ effort to replace police...
Jamal Osman, a DFL Party candidate, has been declared the victor of Minneapolis’s Ward Six City Council seat, which has been vacant since April.
Osman...
Minneapolis City Council, mayor sued by residents for letting police force...
Eight Minneapolis residents filed a lawsuit Monday against the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey for their failure to adequately staff the city’s...
Home of Minneapolis Charter Commission chair graffitied, egged
The chairman of the Minneapolis Charter Commission had his home vandalized and egged Friday night by anti-police perpetrators.
The Minneapolis Charter Commission recently voted 10-5...
‘Just doing our job’: Chair of Minneapolis Charter Commission responds to...
The Minneapolis Charter Commission recently voted 10-5 to block a City Council amendment that would have enabled the city to disband its police department.
As...