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Elected officials in Minneapolis say they won’t let President Donald Trump explode five years of police reform effort. After the Justice Department asked a judge to dissolve the Police Department’s consent decree this week,
When Brian O'Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.
The City of Minneapolis' commitment to carrying out federal court-ordered police reforms despite the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the agreement is raising questions about how much money the added oversight will cost.
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.