Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Majority of Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department [nytimes.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/8/204:00 AM

From The New York Times (continuously updated), June 2020

Some cities are starting to to heed calls to “defund the police,” as lawmakers push proposals for greater police accountability. National Guard troops are being sent home from Washington, D.C.

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A veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to dismantle the city’s Police Department.

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