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The Minneapolis Police Department has 260 fewer officers than it had at the beginning of 2020 and $3 million more in its budget. Hiring is the challenge now, officials say.
Minnesota Supreme Court rightly decides that Minneapolis must follow its charter requirements.
I've been mocking the Star Tribune on a daily basis for holding its editorial tongue on the Minnesota Supreme Court order requiring the city to comply with its charter. Today the Star Tribune speaks in the editorial 'Ruling should end cop funding nonsense.' Subhead: 'Minnesota Supreme Court rightly decides that Minneapolis must follow its charter requirements.' The editorial lays out the indisputable basics. It stops short of considering why the
The ruling sends the case back to district court in Hennepin County.
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Mayor Jacob Frey failed to meet his legal duty to hire more officers or demonstrate why he hasn't done so.