At stake are vital federal resources If you think immigration concerns are only for immigrants and the census is moot, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins’ monthly gathering of community voices, which convened last Friday, November 1, offered reasons to think again. “Afternoons with Andrea: Immigration and Census 2020 Update” illuminated the issue’s … [Read more...]
Who should control Minneapolis cops?
Mayor, council members divided over proposal to share MPD oversight In the weeks following the police-involved shooting of Thurman “Junior” Blevins, his family and community members have held protests and voiced their opinions at Minneapolis City Council meetings calling for more accountability and transparency in the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). Blevins, 31, … [Read more...]
Mpls Council member Andrea Jenkins kicks off monthly lunchtime series
Minneapolis City Council Member Andrea Jenkins is set to kick off the first in a series of monthly conversations exploring citywide issues affecting area residents. Dubbed “Afternoons with Andrea,” the first event will feature a lunchtime conversation at the Seward Co-op Friendship Store centered on the proposed draft of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, equitable … [Read more...]
Ellison excited to pursue his vision for Ward 5 and the city
In the middle of Jeremiah Ellison’s time with Creative CityMaking Minneapolis, a collaboration between local artists and the Minneapolis city government to promote city priorities, Jamal Clark was shot on the North Side. The lack of response by local leadership at the protests lit a fire under Ellison, which eventually led to his successful run for the Ward 5 city council … [Read more...]
Council salary raise is big deal for hard hit community
‘Small percentage’ would go far with neighborhood services Minimum wage advocates were fighting for “$15 NOW,” but city council members did not see it that way; they gave workers $15 an hour in five years. But when council members gifted themselves a $10,000 raise, which will give them each a salary of $100,000, they will get it now, not in five years. Why? Well, times are … [Read more...]