After Voting to Defund Police Dept and Having Crime Surge, Minneapolis City Council Approves Funds to Hire More Police Officers

The Minneapolis City Council narrowly approved about $500,000 in additional funds yesterday, in order to hire 20-40 additional police officers.

In a 7-6 decision, the City Council voted …

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Minneapolis City Council Votes to Disband Police – Some Members Then Hire Private Security Force for Protection

Earlier this month the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a “community-led public safety system.”

Calls have swept the nation for the defunding and disbanding of police departments in the wake …

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