Yes 4 Minneapolis, a coalition of community organizations is launching a petition drive in support of replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety .
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National money is flowing into the political fight over the future of the Minneapolis Police Department, months before city residents could vote on its future.
In mid-November, the Open Society Policy Center based in Washington, D.C., donated $500,000 to a new political committee, Vote Yes For Minneapolis, that wants to eliminate the city s requirement to have a Police Department. The donation, first reported by the newsletter MPLS take and the Minnesota Reformer, was included in a campaign finance report filed late last month.
Minneapolis politics have drawn unprecedented scrutiny as city leaders and residents debate how to change policing in the wake of George Floyd s death and a dramatic uptick in violent crime.