The Minneapolis police training center proposal faces pushback from council members and community leaders who question the cost and timing amid ongoing budget strain.
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Posted inPolitics
Twin Cities Take Different Paths on Tenant Protections
St. Paul passes a 60-day pre-eviction notice ordinance as Minneapolis falls two votes short of overriding Mayor Frey’s veto of a similar tenant protection measure.
Posted inGeorge Floyd Square
Five years later, George Floyd Square still mired in controversy
Minneapolis City Council is considering a Pedestrian Plan that would restrict vehicle access to George Floyd Square, while Mayor Jacob Frey favors allowing traffic access and restoring Metro D Line and Route 5 transit services.
Posted inLocal & State
Audit Committee unanimously approves review in Moturi shooting
The Minneapolis Audit Committee has approved a plan for the Office of City Auditor to review city actions in the shooting of Davis Moturi, who was shot by his neighbor John Sawchak.
Posted inGo Green
Project Sweetie Pie’s Foster Green initiative aims to transform North Minneapolis into a greener community
Project Sweetie Pie’s Foster Green initiative aims to make North Minneapolis greener, and will be celebrated on May 18 with a green celebration.
Posted inLocal & State
Minneapolis 2024: the mayor’s progressive agenda Â
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s $1.8 billion 2024 budget includes investments in affordable housing, homelessness, economic development and inclusion…
Posted inLocal & State, News
Blue Line extension planning moves forward after two key votes
‘We aren’t putting transit first. We’re putting the needs of motorists ahead of everyone else.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Protesters gather outside Mayor Frey’s home to demand justice for Amir Locke
A group of protesters staged a protest outside of Mayor Frey’s home to press for accountability in the police killing of Amir Locke.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Minneapolis to launch $500 per month guaranteed income pilot program
GBI program is part of continued commitment to economic inclusion investments from American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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Frey, Arradondo create MPD use of force reporting requirements with emphasis on de-escalation
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced on Tuesday changes to the MPD force reporting requirements and de-escalation.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: The homeless need homes, not hugs
If Mayor Frey wants to do something that really matters when it comes to this homeless crisis, he would go after the landlords who put the homeless out in the streets in the first place.
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City releases bodycam footage of Blevins shooting
The video, released Sunday night, starts with the officers approaching Blevins, who is seen sitting on a curb with a woman and child. “He’s got a bottle of gin,” one officer can be heard saying. Then an officer says, “He’s got a gun!” and the officers get out of the car and order Blevins to put his hands up.