From Seattle, where a Republican will be City Attorney for the first time in 30 years, to India Walton’s dismal defeat in New York, progressive Democrats are facing a hard reality: performative “woke” speeches and empty soundbytes are not a solution to the challenges facing working class people. No
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A proposal that asks voters to replace the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd s death will head to the City Council for consideration next week.
A City Council committee voted 5-1 Thursday to advance the proposal following a discussion about whether it would fulfill promises to increase accountability for police and gather community input as they seek to build a new public safety system.
Council Member Linea Palmisano, the lone dissenter on the council s Public Health & Safety Committee, said she feared the latest proposal was too similar to ones that had failed in the past and would only further blur lines of accountability for police.
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Minneapolis will get free legal help with police union cases from law firm Global firm Jones Day will provide free assistance with cases involving the police union. December 19, 2020 10:21am Text size Copy shortlink:
Minneapolis is bringing in lawyers from the Jones Day law firm to help on some cases involving the police union, which some elected leaders and activists have pegged as an obstacle to reform.
The City Council voted 9 to 4 Friday morning to approve an agreement that will allow the city to receive free assistance from the international firm. Mayor Jacob Frey said he will approve the agreement and hopes it will help their efforts to reform the department following George Floyd s death.