Minneapolis City Council postpones proposal to move violence prevention funds to county
After a lengthy and sometimes heated discussion, the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to indefinitely postpone a proposal to have Hennepin County temporarily oversee two of the city’s violence intervention programs.
Minneapolis violence interrupter threatens violence to City Council over violence interruption funds
A prominent north Minneapolis pastor interrupted a Monday Minneapolis City Council committee meeting and made threatening statements, then doubled down in a Facebook Live video posted Tuesday night. The Rev.
Minneapolis shelter that received City Council bailout will no longer renovate or receive city funds
Four months after the City Council council approved a $1.5 million grant that was contested by the mayor and staff, Agate Housing has confirmed it will no longer move forward with renovations. A renovation project for an Agate Housing shelter and transitional home that received Minneapolis City Council-passed funding will no longer move forward.
Minneapolis City Council debates funding for neighborhood violence prevention program
The debate descended into some personal attacks and became sort of a proxy war for bigger political battles at city hall.
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Minneapolis City Council plan to move violence prevention funding draws outbursts, online threats
Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette says he was blindsided by the proposal surrounding the $1.2 million.
Minneapolis City Council has tense debate on how to curb youth violence
WCCO's Jonah Kaplan reports live from a meeting Thursday morning with the Minneapolis City Council that turned emotional as they spoke about how to curb youth violence.
Minneapolis City Council backs off controversial violence prevention idea, but acrimony remains
After vocal pushback from violence interrupters — including a pastor who threatened the council members this week — the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to a proposal to move two violence prevention programs to the county.
The debate over violence interruption in Minneapolis — cutting through the noise
Here’s the essential background on what happened this week as the City Council feuded over violence programs and community members spoke out.
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Minneapolis council members on violence prevention funding [RAW]
Minneapolis City Council members hold a press conference Monday regarding the proposal to move some of the city's violence prevention funding to Hennepin County. The proposal will be discussed ...