MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minneapolis residents are suing the city over a ballot question that would eliminate the police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, arguing it misleads voters about key aspects of the proposal. Their initiative would ask voters in November to replace the police department with a “public safety department” that would employ licensed peace officers “if …
Community activists have criticised the Minneapolis department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change. Minneapolis: A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they support disbanding the city’s police department, an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd’s …
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