Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police and the criminal justice system.
A three-judge panel says while the charter requires the City Council to "continuously fund" a police force of a minimum size, there is "no clear duty under the charter for the mayor to continuously employ" that minimum number.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rolled out his proposal for a new policy for serving search warrants in the city, which includes a 20-second entry pause for daytime warrants and 30-second waits for nighttime searches, as well as use of additional ballistic protection.
The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.
Better pay and working conditions were among the reasons why 470 public defenders and 200 support staff across Minnesota said they rejected the state’s offer and authorized a strike. Ten days of mediation must take place before they could walk off the job.
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