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Minneapolis Council overrides mayor’s veto of Uber and Lyft minimum rates • Minnesota Reformer | #citycouncil

Dismissing Uber and Lyft’s threats to leave the city, the Minneapolis City Council voted 10-3 to override a mayoral veto of minimum pay rates for drivers. The vote on Thursday sets up a six-week standoff between the progressive City Council and two tech giants, with Uber saying it will end service in the entire Twin […]

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Minneapolis City Council weighs citizen process for ballot initiative, referendum | #citycouncil

The Minneapolis City Council will continue considering an amendment to the City Charter that would allow residents to take issues straight to the ballot through initiatives and referendums. St. Paul has such a process, and it’s similar to the amendment now on the table in Minneapolis. However, Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley, who spearheaded […]

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Minneapolis City Council members in deadlock vote for new 3rd Precinct location | #citycouncil

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis City Council committee members remain in a deadlock vote Tuesday for the latest proposal on where to rebuild the Third Precinct.  The discussion follows Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposal to build the new Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct at 2633 Minnehaha Ave. The location went on the market on Oct. 25 […]

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Minneapolis City Council rejects worker’s comp payout for MPD officer | #citycouncil

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis City Council voted to reject a $150,000 worker’s comp payout to a former Minneapolis police officer who was involved in the arrest of Jaleel Stallings. Council members voted 9-3 to send the payment for former Sgt. Andrew Bittell back to city staff members. Earlier in the week, the council’s […]

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New concerns over Minneapolis mayor’s city coordinator choice ahead of vote

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – As the Minneapolis City Council prepares to vote Thursday on Mayor Jacob Frey’s nomination to have Heather Johnson for city coordinator on Thursday, the city employees who have opposed the move are once again speaking out, raising new concerns over how the process has been handled and the potential impact her […]

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