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The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will be receiving millions of dollars as part of an increase in the department’s budget.

Chief Medaria Arradondo was used as a prop to stop change. We cant let that happen again.

Wisconsin-based Great Lakes Management will lead a team in a $25 million renovation of the property.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has launched a community safety working group that will be tasked with developing "public safety and accountability recommendations."

The numbers arent large yet. And many of those who have called teams back say they are getting ready for their companywide "hybrid work" policies to launch in January.

Through impassioned debates in the nearly 18 months since George Floyds killing by police, one question was frequently asked: Who would decide the future of policing in Minneapolis? Black residents disproportionately impacted by crime and police use of force, or white voters who often dominate local election turnout?

Tuesdays results were a bit of a surprise.

A roundup of arguments from guest contributors regarding the city ballot questions on government structure, public safety and rent control.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was the face of the city through some...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was the face of the city through some of its darkest days — the death of George Floyd under an officer's knee last year and rioting that marred the ensuing protests, including the burning of a police precinct after Frey ordered officers to abandon it.