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Minneapolis council member Payne to introduce new charter amendment on policing

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Minneapolis City Council member Elliott Payne.
Courtesy Elliott Payne via Sahan Journal

Policing in Minneapolis is under the microscope again after an officer shot and killed Amir Locke man during a no-knock search warrant last week.

Efforts to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety failed last fall. Newly elected Minneapolis City Council member Elliott Payne plans to reintroduce a proposed change to the city's charter on Thursday that he says would reimagine how police operate in Minneapolis.

Payne joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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