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Once nicknamed ‘Murderapolis,’ the city that became the center of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement...
CNN via AOL· 18 hours agoThat figure was 61% in north Minneapolis, a pair of neighboring city wards where Blacks make up a...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 13 hours agoDisgraced former police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison last year. The Minneapolis City Council< ...
Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoFour years ago, after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, reform advocates in Los Angeles...
Approve Minneapolis police contract, but continue to seek reform
Tribune via AOL· 5 days agoOpinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Union members of the Minneapolis< ...
A look at Minnesota cities with part-time vs. full-time elected officials - MinnPost
MinnPost· 7 days agoThe vast majority of Minnesota’s 855 cities do not pay elected officials anywhere near a livable...
Labor leader Jason George dishes criticism on Twin Cities government officials, rent control, crime
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSt. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter took to the internet last month to show off that, as a result of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program, the outstanding payments on the mayor’s advanced ...
CT police chief under fire from union, blamed for exodus of officers
Hartford Courant· 7 days agoMembers of the Hartford Police Union have filed a grievance against the city and Chief of Police Jason Thody, saying they are “disgusted ...
Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in case over fired union organizers — and other labor news
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTake a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week:...
Inclusive Sioux City Advisory Committee has lost members since Ghebrekidan suspension, termination
Sioux City Journal· 5 days agoThe Inclusive Sioux City Advisory Committee is down two more members since April. LaShawna Moyle,...
Noem’s ‘banish the cartels’ obscures statewide drug problem, tribal leaders say
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFor months, Gov. Kristi Noem has stoked controversy by calling on tribal leaders to “banish the...