Smart North is currently raising $500,000 to pay for equipment like 3D printing machines, staff, and food as part of a nutrition program for those who use the center
Two years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the mayor has tried to overhaul the police, but many residents say that genuine change has been slow in coming.
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