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Mpls. school board puts superintendent contract negotiations on hold

Mpls. school board puts superintendent contract negotiations on hold

Board officials had chosen Sergio Paez last week, shortly before a Boston disability advocacy group released a report about student abuse in Paez's former district in Holyoke, Mass.
by Riham Feshir

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Chief Harteau: Mpls. feeling the 'Ferguson Effect'

Chief Harteau: Mpls. feeling the 'Ferguson Effect'

Law enforcement officials say they believe police across the country may be acting more cautiously and enforcing the law less stringently in the wake of questions raised by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri last year.

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Coleman, mayors address Mississippi River issues at Paris climate talks

Coleman, mayors address Mississippi River issues at Paris climate talks

Members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative traveled to the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in France to learn how other river communities are addressing the challenges of water quality and climate change.
by Mark Steil

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St. Paul schools chief to union: Safety solutions must fit budget

St. Paul schools chief to union: Safety solutions must fit budget

Saying she was "deeply concerned" about teachers threatening to strike over school safety, Superintendent Valeria Silva said Wednesday she was committed to finding solutions but cautioned the district can't afford all of what the union wants.
by MPR News Staff

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Protesters want 4th Precinct barricades completely gone

The head of the Minneapolis NAACP Tuesday called for police to remove all barricades in front of the 4th Precinct police station.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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What's next for Jamar Clark demonstrators and activists?

What's next for Jamar Clark demonstrators and activists?

The rhetoric at rallies and news conferences has often shifted to themes beyond Clark's death, such as justice and systemic change. At times, the demonstrations have had the feel of a movement.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Conflicting accounts: What happened the night Jamar Clark was shot?

Conflicting accounts: What happened the night Jamar Clark was shot?

Jamar Clark's death at the hands of Minneapolis police has rallied protesters for nearly three weeks. But the circumstances around the moments leading up to his death remain unclear -- and contentious.
by Tim Nelson

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Jamar Clark shooting, protests continue strained history between community, police

Jamar Clark shooting, protests continue strained history between community, police

"We have been saying for a significant amount of time that Minneapolis is one bullet away from Ferguson," activist Jason Sole of the Minneapolis NAACP said the day after Clark was shot. "That bullet was fired last night."
by Brandt Williams and Meg Martin

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Friday Roundtable: Lessons after police shootings from across the country

Friday Roundtable: Lessons after police shootings from across the country

MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with people from three communities -- Baltimore; North Charleston, S.C.; and Oakland, Calif. -- where recent police killings that to protests. What lessons can they share with Minneapolis?
by Cody Nelson

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