Ex-MPD officers charged in George Floyd death appear in court; Freeman removed from case
Judge Peter Cahill disqualified Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and three other county attorneys from the proceedings involving Floyd's death.
Tag: Minneapolis Police Department
Mpls. Charter Commission stands in for power structure
In essence, an unelected body decided that the citizens of Minneapolis couldn’t hold an election to decide how they, the ...
CUP Foods: Good neighbor or bad?
'Chicago Unbeatable Prices,' known as CUP Foods, reopened Monday, August 3 despite dozens of protesters at the site claiming the ...
Commission delays amendment vote, keeping Mpls police restructure off Nov. ballot
The Commission decided Wednesday to delay the vote to defund the police to allow for more time to review the ...
Defund/abolish/restructure the Minneapolis Police?
Will Minneapolis voters vote on policing changes on November 3? We'll find out August 5.
Tycel Nelson’s 1990 death ‘the breaking point of an era’
While many were shocked by the devastating and undeniable image of police brutality George Floyd suffered, several Black activists have ...
MN legislature passes police reform, accountability bill
The Police Accountability Act authored by members of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus, contains police accountability reforms ...
Tentative trial date set for next year for former officers charged in George Floyd’s death
The four fired MPD officers charged in the death of George Floyd appeared in court on Monday.
Defunding the police should lead to community control of resources
A serious, methodical program of defunding the police requires a community control approach.
Activists oppose City efforts to put Minneapolis Foundation in charge of police accountability
Several activists voiced their objection to former Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak leading police accountability efforts.
The police are the real outside agitators
The police serve to reinforce the rulers’ definition of crime, but no system is more criminal than U.S. capitalism, the ...
Gov. Walz, House, Senate leaders announce sweeping police accountability, reform legislative priorities
The proposals support use of force reform, funding for alternatives to policing, and greater police oversight.
Court orders MPD to make immediate changes, including ban of chokeholds
Hennepin County Judge signed court order filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Hennepin County Court today approved the proposed ...
What does ending the Minneapolis Police Department mean? (updated)
Dismantling the MPD will take time and community involvement and will be strenuously resisted by the police.
Mpls City Council publicly commits to dismantling police department
The historic news establishes a 'veto-proof majority for future policymaking.'
Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and parallels to today’s protests over police brutality
After a riot broke out in 1967, Minneapolis officials squandered an opportunity to address the structural racism that led to ...
State, City of Minneapolis agree on immediate changes to ban chokeholds, reform MPD policies
Governor Tim Walz announced next steps in the civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the death of ...
Bob Kroll reaffirms suspicions the MPD is beyond reform
Minneapolis Police Lt. Bob Kroll remains a hindrance to the MPD's efforts to build trust in the community.
Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
For those who choose to sit in judgement, this sign carried during a protest seeks to confront it: 'Merchandise can ...
The problem with the Minneapolis police has decades-deep roots
A look at Minneapolis' decades-deep problem with police and the efforts to chronicle and fight bigoted misconduct.
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