Posted inPublic Safety As they begin their terms, members of Minneapolis’ new police oversight commission stress community input by Mohamed Ibrahim 06/07/202302/06/2024
Posted inPublic Safety The state of Minnesota is giving $300 million to local governments for public safety. How will they spend it? by Mohamed Ibrahim 06/01/202302/06/2024
Posted inState Government Why a plan to spend $1 million on a pro-cop advertising campaign has roiled the Minnesota Senate by Walker Orenstein 02/14/202202/08/2024
Posted inMetro Minneapolis voters may see another police question on the ballot in 2022 by Solomon Gustavo 01/04/202202/06/2024
Posted inState Government ‘We should not politicize public safety’: Rep. Cedrick Frazier on what’s next for police reform at the Minnesota Legislature by Walker Orenstein 12/22/202102/08/2024
Posted inGreater Minnesota What one Greater Minnesota city’s experience says about the state’s efforts to integrate mental health and police work by Walker Orenstein 12/20/202102/08/2024
Posted inMetro Minneapolis voters reject replacing police department; Frey holds lead in mayoral voting by Solomon Gustavo 11/03/202102/06/2024
Posted inMetro Two Minneapolis City Council incumbents defeated in election defined by debate over policing, public safety by Walker Orenstein 11/03/202102/06/2024
Posted inPolitics & Policy Nearly 200 Wisconsin law enforcement officers back on the job after being fired or forced out by Peter Cameron 08/23/202102/06/2024
Posted inNational What Biden’s anti-crime plan does. And what it could mean for the Twin Cities. by Ashley Hackett 06/30/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government Why DFLers are pushing to have the state’s police board take on more reform measures by Walker Orenstein 06/29/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on public safety; bill includes restrictions on no-knock warrants, requirements for responding to mental health crises by Walker Orenstein 06/27/202102/08/2024
Posted inPolitics & Policy Even as they make progress on other budget bills, Minnesota lawmakers remain at odds over policing reforms by Walker Orenstein and Peter Callaghan 06/25/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Minnesota lawmakers split over using state money to help Minneapolis recover from Floyd riots by Walker Orenstein 01/28/202102/06/2024
Posted inMetro Meet the Minneapolis City Council candidate: Alicia Gibson by Solomon Gustavo 01/13/202102/06/2024
Posted inMetro Four years after Philando Castile, St. Anthony police continue to pull over Black motorists at disproportionate rates by Solomon Gustavo 08/28/202002/06/2024
Posted inMetro Minneapolis’ newest council member on homelessness, renters’ rights and why he wants to reform — not dismantle — the police by Solomon Gustavo 08/19/202002/06/2024
Posted inState Government Thanks? How the Legislature’s police reform bill gives Minnesota cities a power they may already have by Walker Orenstein 07/23/202002/06/2024
Posted inGreater Minnesota How common is it for Minnesota police departments to authorize chokeholds, ‘neck restraints’? by Walker Orenstein 06/15/202002/06/2024
Posted inState Government The killing of George Floyd is rewriting the agenda for the Minnesota Legislature’s special session by Walker Orenstein 06/03/202002/06/2024