George Floyd, Minneapolis and police reform
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Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are slipping in the Trust for Public Land’s ranking of city park systems. Both of the Twin Cities are still in the top five out of 100 larger cities included in the ranking, but other cities’ progress knocked Minneapolis and St.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
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Minneapolis persists in police reforms despite DOJ case dismissal, with strides in training, reduced complaints, and a drop in crime.
Jeanette Rupert, Jeanelle Austin and Butchy Austin grew up around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis and all took action in different ways following the murder of George Floyd. They shared with MPR News how their activism has impacted them and their communities in the time since.
Consent decrees have been a federal government tool for reforming police departments. What happens if the one governing the Minneapolis Police Department goes away?
Two kids are in the hospital after a bus crashed into a playground in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon, according to police.