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Mpls. Charter Commission rejects minimum funding change for MPD

Defund police march in northeast Minneapolis
Demonstrators call on city leaders to defund the Minneapolis Police Department outside the office of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis on June 6. The Minneapolis Charter Commission on Wednesday voted to reject a proposal that would have let voters decide if the charter should contain a staffing formula for the Police Department or not.
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