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Minneapolis Mayor Vetoes Wage Bill, Cuts Deal With Uber Instead After Meeting With Companies
Mayor Jacob Frey “caved to corporate lobbying," the council member who drafted the bill said.
‘They Collapsed Into My Arms’: Safety Concerns Led a Trader Joe’s to Fight for a Union
“Our concerns have fallen on deaf ears.”
Cops Barred From Guarding George Floyd’s Killer for Not Being White Just Got Paid
A Minnesota county approved a $1.5 million settlement for eight nonwhite guards who were banned from interacting with or even being on the same floor as Derek Chauvin.
All the Cops Involved in George Floyd’s Murder Are Now Going to Prison
Derek Chauvin will spend the next two decades in prison. Now, the cops who failed to stop him from murdering George Floyd will be there too.
Black Cop Who Watched George Floyd Die Thought He’d Be Fired If He Intervened
J. Alexander Kueng even said that Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for more 9 minutes, technically had the ability to terminate him.
Cop Who Watched George Floyd Die Says He Was Trained to Use Knee on Suspects
When ex-Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao took the stand in court Tuesday, he testified that he was trained to use knees on suspects.
BLM Swimsuit for Amir Locke Almost Got a 12-Year-Old Banned From Her Meet
The young athlete’s actions are just the latest example of the widespread demands for justice in the police shooting of Amir Locke.
Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die Never Said He Wasn’t Breathing, Paramedic Testifies
Paramedic Derek Smith testified Wednesday that none of three officers informed him that George Floyd wasn’t breathing and had no pulse.
The 3 Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die Are Blaming Derek Chauvin
“You’ll see and hear officer Chauvin call all of the shots,” one of the former officer’s attorneys said during opening statements.
Jury for 3 Officers Who Watched George Floyd Die Has Zero Black People
“There is absolutely nothing about the subject of religion, race, or ethnicity that’s involved in this case,” the judge said.
Derek Chauvin Just Pleaded Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had originally pleaded not guilty in September.
The Toxic Politics of ‘Defund the Police’ Just Killed Reform in Minneapolis
After a push to replace the Minneapolis police with a more service-oriented Department of Public Safety, a majority of residents voted “no.”