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A Minneapolis City Council committee on Thursday moved forward a contract with New York University School of Law’s Police Project to help the city implement more public safety alternatives to policing.

People who work to save lives are sharing their perspectives in response to a Harvard University report on Minneapolis public safety.

A new report describes a three-pillar plan to bolster public safety in the city of Minneapolis. Here are the details.

The report describes a three-pillar plan: preventative services like violence prevention groups, responsive services with assistance to people seeking emergency services and restorative services.

Today’s policymakers understand the power of networks but need more guidance on how to build and employ them as tools of competition in a contested world rather than a world of open borders and markets.

In the coming weeks, the public should stay vigilant and make sure the Minneapolis Office of Community Safety is not just another rebrand.

A member of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s policing and public safety work group has resigned because the group plans to keep its meetings private. Former mayoral candidate Sheila Nezhad resigned, saying the board isn't being transparent enough.

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