Minneapolis’ effort to use nonprofit groups instead of cops to keep the peace faces twin attacks from unlikely bedfellows: Republican lawmakers who question the effectiveness of the groups and progressive activists demanding more transparency about how the groups spend city money.Â
The Minneapolis City Council just approved millions more in funding for a public safety program that relies on "violence interrupters" but the nonprofits involved have so far conducted their business verbally, leaving no written reports.
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