Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano speaks to a crowd that gathered at Powderhorn Park last June. During the event, Cano and eight other Minneapolis City Council members declared their commitment to defunding and dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department. But their support has changed since then. Liam James Doyle / MPR News
The murder of George Floyd a year ago brought an idea long considered radical into the mainstream of political debate. Last June, a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members pledged to defund and dismantle the police department.
But now, those same elected officials have softened their tone. And even backers of a police reform proposal headed to the city s November ballot say their measure would not eliminate armed officers.
A Year After George Floyd s Death, Plans For Minneapolis Police Reform Have Softened
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A Year After George Floyd s Death, Plans For Minneapolis Police Reform Have Softened
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Will Hospitality Workers Get Their Jobs Back? Local government wants to tell the hospitality industry how to repopulate its businesses. Employers are less than thrilled.
Minnesota, bars, restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality businesses have seen an estimated 116,000 jobs lost in the pandemic, says Hospitality Minnesota.
In March, the Minneapolis City Council approved Councilmember Steve Fletcher’s Hospitality Worker Right to Recall Ordinance to give former employees priority as jobs return. (A similar bill awaits action at the legislature, which covers the entire state and includes jobs at MSP Airport, though that bill’s fate is less promising.) The city ordinance applies to hotels or event venues with 50 or more guest rooms and event centers with at least 50,000 rentable square feet or 2,000 fixed seats. It covers employees with six months tenure who were laid off due to the pandemic, and reflects an initiative of Unite Here local 17.
As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line
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