MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis leaders who pledged to dismantle the city’s Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death won’t achieve the type of structural overhaul to public safety they hoped for – at least not this year. “The Charter Commission blocking this question from going on the ballot will slow progress because of the way our city government is …
Minneapolis CNN — Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department following the police killing of George Floyd. City council members had previously said they would take steps to dismantle the police department, including Bender, who tweeted earlier this week, “Yes. On Sunday afternoon a crowd of protesters …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Lawmakers in Minneapolis are planning to vote on the first slate of changes to police forces following the death of George Floyd, with some local leaders saying they want to “dismantle” the department amid nationwide protests calling for systemic change. But the body’s president, Lisa Bender, and councilmember Jeremiah Ellison wrote Thursday they hoped to ultimately replace …
