Minneapolis City Council debates funding for neighborhood violence prevention program
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Minneapolis City Council member’s proposal to transfer $1.1M for violence intervention to Hennepin County sparks heated debate
A proposal by members of a Minneapolis City Council committee to transfer more than $1 million worth of funding for violence intervention work from the city to Hennepin County was forwarded on Monday to the full council.
Minneapolis City Council seeks to move $1.25M in violence prevention funding to county
Minneapolis City Council members are proposing to move some of the city’s violence prevention programming to Hennepin County, having lost confidence in the embattled neighborhood safety department (NSD) at city hall.
After a week of violent threats, Minneapolis City Council postpones violence prevention proposal
After a contentious, days-long debate over the future of violence intervention services, Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted to delay any decision on shifting group violence intervention programs to Hennepin County.
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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