Jay Ettinger, Minneapolis resident and business owner, reacts to the decision on ‘Fox & Friends.’
Several dozen Minneapolis residents attended a virtual public hearing Thursday to contest and discuss the proposed plan to replace its current police department, but after several hours one outcome is certain: the debate promises to continue.
The proposal, from three members of the city council, calls for a new Department of Public Safety which would integrate the police with the city s other public safety units. It would also remove a requirement to maintain a minimum number of police officers based on the city s population.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Friday that almost 100 people spoke at the virtual public hearing, and were largely split on the plan. The proposal by City Council Members Phillipe Cunningham, Steve Fletcher and Jeremy Schroeder submitted at the end of January, is similar to one that was blocked in August of 2020. At that time Minneapolis
Attorneys for the ex-cops claim the leaked plea-deal negotiations with Derek Chauvin will taint the jury pool
Last week, The New York Times revealed that Derek Chauvin agreed to plead guilty to third-degree murder just days after Floyd s death
The deal was nixed by former US Attorney General William Barr
Ex-cops Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane have been charged, along with Chuavin, for Floyd s death
Their lawyers claim Minnesota s AG leaked Chauvin s plea deal - knowledge of which they say will taint a potential jury pool
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The Center for Public Integrity has promoted veteran staff member Jamie Smith Hopkins to editor and is making key additions to the nonprofit investigative news organization’s reporting and audience teams.
Corey Mitchell, an associate editor and reporter at Education Week, will join Public Integrity on Feb. 22 as a senior reporter covering education.
Lisa Yanick Litwiller, director of audience for the community division of Hearst newspapers, will join the organization on March 1 as director of audience.
Ashley Clarke, a production assistant and weekend assignment editor at NBC 4 in Washington, D.C., will start March 22 as audience engagement editor.
Hopkins has served as a deputy editor, environment editor and reporter at Public Integrity, and last year co-managed the climate change series, “Hidden Epidemics,” a collaboration with Columbia Journalism Investigations and a coalition of local news organizations across the country. She joined the organization in 20