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State supreme court approves ballot question on Minneapolis police
September 16, 2021
“Lawsuits brought forward by Minneapolis residents who have personal, financial, and political ties to Mayor Jacob Frey were clearly never about the ballot language — they were about trying to
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Walz opposes Minneapolis ballot question to replace Police Department
TakeAction Minnesota, a statewide progressive group, issued a statement Thursday that Yes 4 Minneapolis wants to create “a new Department of Public Safety that includes licensed police officers, similar to
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Police reform charter proposition moves forward in Mpls.
Zavala, a TakeAction member and resident of the Loring Park neighborhood, added that Yes 4 Minneapolis has been doing “amazing work” for having conversations about what public safety “truly” means
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How much does money matter in Minneapolis council races?
“On the progressive side, raising money has never been the main focus in Minneapolis, or the key to winning,” said Kenza Hadj-Moussa, director of public affairs for TakeAction Minnesota. “It’s
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Yes 4 Minneapolis coalition launches new phase of campaign to reform public safety
Claudia Zavala, a member of Take Action and resident of the Loring Park neighborhood, spoke at the event. Yes 4 Minneapolis volunteers and staff have been holding a series of
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National Night Out returns with fewer police, communities divided over their future
Organizers with half a dozen activist organizations, including Black Visions Collective, TakeAction Minnesota and ISAIAH, encouraged attendees to disperse across the city and promote the Yes 4 Minneapolis ballot initiative
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National Night Out block parties return to the Twin Cities
“Just having a one-off day in the middle of summer in the hope that will smooth over decades of harm between police entities and communities isn’t useful,” Bates said. “But
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True safety discards an oppressive police system
“Building real community safety asks us to play the long game. Join me in that beautiful, transformative work. We have a chance to make change through our ballots this November.
