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Minneapolis voters reject policing overhaul ballot measure prompted by George Floyd's murder

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez and Peter Nickeas, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that …

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  1. Minneapolis voters reject defunding police, replacing with new agency after George Floyd death

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

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    Minneapolis voters reject policing overhaul ballot measure prompted by George Floyd's murder

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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74 articles, oldest first.

  1. West Central Tribune

    Spurred by George Floyd murder, Minneapolis voters to weigh dismantling police department (opens West Central Tribune)

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    A proposal to replace the city's police department with a public safety department comprised of law enforcement and public health officers is set to come up for a vote on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

  2. Daily Progress

    Minneapolis voters weigh fate of police after George Floyd (opens Daily Progress)

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    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minneapolis were deciding Tuesday whether to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety, more than a year after George Floyd’s

  3. NBC New York

    Police Reform Is in the Spotlight in Minneapolis' 2021 Election (opens NBC New York)

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    Residents of Minneapolis will choose their next mayor today and weigh in on a ballot measure that could send a powerful message about policing in the U.S. In the Minnesota city where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer, today’s election will determine whether the city’s police department w…

  4. Local News 8

    Voters will decide on the future of policing in Minneapolis. The question goes beyond 'defunding the police' (opens Local News 8)

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    By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez The pledge to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department made by city councilors in Powderhorn Park after the murder of George Floyd has come to represent all manner of political and media aspirations over the future of policing in America.

  5. Towleroad Gay News

    After George Floyd, Minneapolis Voters Weigh Replacing Police Department (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    By Brad Brooks

  6. Al Jazeera

    In wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis votes on replacing police (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Voters in the city will decide whether to scrap the existing department and create a new Department of Public Safety.

  7. The Guardian

    Minneapolis votes on whether to replace police department (opens The Guardian)

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    Future of policing is on the ballot in the city where Floyd’s death in May 2020 launched a nationwide reckoning on racial justice

  8. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Minneapolis voters weigh fate of police after George Floyd - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minneapolis were deciding Tuesday whether to […]

  9. New York Times

    In the city where George Floyd was killed, voters decide the Police Department’s fate. (opens New York Times)

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    A ballot measure in Minneapolis would disband and replace the city’s troubled Police Department. Even some voters who want change think it goes too far.

  10. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Minneapolis voters reject scrapping police department after George Floyd's murder (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Voters in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered by police in May 2020, on Tuesday rejected a ballot question that would have dissolved the police department in favor of a

  11. The Washington Free Beacon

    Minneapolis Voters Reject Defunding the Police (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    (Reuters) — Voters in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered by police in May 2020, on Tuesday rejected a ballot question that would have dissolved the police department in favor of a new Department of Public Safety, the Washington Post projected.

  12. Local News 8

    Minneapolis voters reject policing overhaul ballot measure prompted by George Floyd's murder (opens Local News 8)

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    By Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez and Peter Nickeas, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that …

  13. KVIA El Paso

    Minneapolis voters reject defunding police, replacing with new agency after George Floyd death (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety — an idea that arose from the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

  14. Towleroad Gay News

    Minneapolis Votes 'no' On Replacing Police Department After Floyd Death (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Minneapolis (AFP) - Voters in Minneapolis, where the murder of George Floyd last year sparked worldwide protests, on Tuesday rejected the idea of replacing

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