Minneapolis City Council, violence prevention

Minneapolis City Council backs off controversial violence prevention idea, but acrimony remains
After vocal pushback from violence interrupters — including a pastor who threatened the council members this week — the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to a proposal to move two violence prevention programs to the county.
Minneapolis City Council debates funding for neighborhood violence prevention program
The debate descended into some personal attacks and became sort of a proxy war for bigger political battles at city hall.
After a week of violent threats, Minneapolis City Council postpones violence prevention proposal
McAfee is the founder nonprofit violence prevention group 21 Days of Peace, which the Star Tribune reports has received $3 million in Legislature-directed funding in recent years, while his church won a $300,000 contract from the city to carry out a de-escalation initiative.
Minneapolis moves forward on proposal to shift violence prevention programs to the county
After a long and sometimes heated discussion Monday afternoon, the Minneapolis City Council agreed to move forward with a controversial proposal to shift around $1.2 million to Hennepin County so that it can temporarily take over the management of two city violence prevention programs.
Minneapolis violence prevention funding
Minneapolis leaders are moving forward with new contracts for violence prevention work after council members previously proposed shifting the funding to Hennepin County instead. FOX 9’s Paul Blume has the latest.
Minneapolis postpones moving violence prevention funds
The Minneapolis City Council has indefinitely postponed moving violence prevention funds to Hennepin County. FOX 9's Karen Scullin has the latest.
Some Minneapolis council members want county help with violence prevention programs
On Thursday, three council members proposed that more than $1.1 million be allocated to Hennepin County to temporarily take over two violence intervention programs currently administered by the city’s Neighborhood Safety Department.
City council postpones decision on violence prevention funding
The Minneapolis city council voted not to move $1.1 million of violence prevention funding to the county after voting to postpone making a decision -- for now.
Minneapolis City Council tables controversial plan to move $1.2 million in violence prevention funding
After days of heated debate, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to table a controversial proposal to delay $1.2 million of funding for violence
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