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Four responding MPD officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been terminated.
This is the right call.
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We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region.
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My remarks delivered earlier this morning and video below.
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What started as largely peaceful protests for George Floyd have turned to outright looting and domestic terrorism in our region. We need you to stay home tonight.
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The man who killed George Floyd has been charged with murder. This an essential first step on a much longer road toward justice and healing our city.
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Beyoncé is a world-renowned singer, artist, and producer. With the most Grammy awards in history, we couldn’t be more excited to have her performing in MPLS tonight. I’m beyond excited to proclaim today as “Bey Day” in the City of Minneapolis.
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We are working with
@MinneapolisFire
to deliver resources and respond for a beloved neighborhood in our city. We all need to work together to ensure the safety of our friends, family, and Minneapolis residents. And right now working together means clearing the area.
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We need you to stay home tonight to be able to respond to those who are trying to loot and burn our city.
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Good riddance
JUST IN: Bob Kroll to retire as Minneapolis police union chief.
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We need your help tonight. We need you to stay home tonight.
So we can focus on saving our city from those who would destroy it.
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What we’ve seen over the last two days and the emotion-ridden conflict over last night is the result of so much built up anger and sadness – anger and sadness that has become engrained in our Black community, not because of just five minutes of horror—but 400 years.
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George Floyd came to Minneapolis to better his life. But ultimately his life will have bettered our city. The jury joined in a shared conviction that has animated Minneapolis for the last 11 months. They refused to look away and affirmed he should still be here today.
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By being out tonight & breaking the 8pm curfew, you are helping the people using crowds as cover to prey on Minneapolis & destroy community.
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Please, Minneapolis, we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy.
The area along Lake has become unsafe. We are asking for your help in keeping the peace tonight.
.
@MayorFrey
is urging people late tonight: "Please, please Minneapolis. We cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy. The activity around Lake and Hiawatha is now unsafe. Please, help us keep the peace. Stay safe and evacuate the area.”
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After working with our Public Works team, I can announce that Minneapolis will be suspending water shutoffs for a month. At a time when hygiene is essential for protecting everyone’s public health, it is critical that all of our residents can clean and wash their hands
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Wishing a happy Somali Independence Day to everyone celebrating in our city and abroad. Somalia ha noolaato! 🇸🇴
(photo from a pre-COVID celebration of Somali Independence Day)
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I've proclaimed today
@KarlTowns
Day in the City of MPLS! We're so lucky to have KAT's commitment to our city and community — and that's solidified through his recent
@Timberwolves
contract extension. Congrats, KAT!
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Starting Tuesday, wearing a cloth mask/face covering will be required in Minneapolis while visiting public indoor businesses and spaces. Today, we're launching the
#MaskUpMPLS
campaign to raise awareness & highlight why wearing a mask & protecting each other matters to our city.
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Governor Walz, at our request and in partnership with our city and
@MayorCarter
Carter, has just fully mobilized the Minnesota National Guard. MPD and our fire department will be assisting tonight as part of this operation.
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Tomorrow is Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day in the Twin Cities.
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A significant increase in personnel is being deployed to the 5th Precinct to help control the fire and provide support to our neighborhood. More resources being sent downtown (Nicollet).
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Appalling. This is erasure of innocent, murdered Israelis, and the genocide against Jews for millennia. Critique of Israel’s ruling coalition policies is fair game, but this attempt to ignore atrocities against Jews, days ago and historically, will let history repeat itself.
Twin Cities DSA Statement of Solidarity with Palestine
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In the last few days, both our city and state law enforcement capacities have been overwhelmed by simple math — an overwhelming ratio of rioters that even our unified effort has been unable to push back.
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For our
@minneapolisfire
fighters to respond, the area of the fire must be secure so they can focus on fighting the fire without risking their own safety. We are working with the State National Guard & MN DPS – who control Incident Command tonight – to provide support in South.
The city of Minneapolis has a responsibility to put out fires and protect its residents. The fire on Park Ave is reaching a residential area and there is a gas station nearby. For our city’s leadership to say they won’t send a firetruck is irresponsible.
@MayorFrey
@GovTimWalz
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The curfew is now in effect. Don’t give those who would do our city harm any cover. Please head home and stay home.
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We don’t just need a new contract with the police. We need a new compact between the people of Minneapolis and the people trusted to protect and serve – and we need to go farther than we ever have in making sweeping structural reform.
BREAKING: Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo says MPD is withdrawing contract negotiations with the police union. |
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Coordinating with our partners at the State, this will be rectified soon.
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George Floyd’s service yesterday underscored that justice for George requires more than accountability for the man who killed him – it requires accountability from elected leadership to deep, structural reforms.
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There is an unspeakable depravity in doing harm to those who work to heal us. Those who have stepped up and risked their own health for ours.
Our first responders are on their way to the scene to help. Today Minneapolis stands with our neighbors in Buffalo.
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Tonight is already a RECORD-SETTER in the City of Minneapolis!
Our latest estimate puts us over 228,000 (‼️) votes, up from 2016’s previous record of 219,832.
We’ve still got ~2 hours left.
If you get to your polling place before 8:00, stay there until you cast your ballot.
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To celebrate both her last
@minnesotalynx
home game and her storied career, I've proclaimed today
@SylviaFowles
Day in the City of Minneapolis! Thank you, Syl, for your leadership, compassion, and commitment to our city.
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That George Floyd’s plea – that his struggle to survive – went unrecognized and unaided by not just one but four officers will live forever as the most chilling moments in our city’s history.
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Let’s hold our communities dear, let’s do right by them, and safeguarding them and the community assets they need.
We need to offer the radical love and compassion we all have in us. I believe in this city and I know you do, too.
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Listen to our president.
#MaskUpMPLS
It might be Labor Day weekend, but let’s all remember that we're still in the middle of a pandemic. Wear a mask, practice social distancing, and follow the experts. It’ll save lives.
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More than 1/3 of Minneapolis' election judges are ages 60+. And 12% of our polling places are located in residential buildings — including senior & public housing.
We need to expand vote by-mail in Minnesota and across our country.
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The only word that comes to mind this morning is heartbreaking. As our firefighters work to contain the blaze, at the Francis Drake Hotel, we already know several hundred lives have been changed. People will need help, and they will need it immediately.
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Our hometown team begins its playoff push today. The
@Timberwolves
have given our whole city a reason to cheer this season, and we’re ready to watch them continue to shine on the national stage this afternoon. Happy Wolves Playoff Day, MPLS! 🐺
#RaisedByWolves
#WolvesBack
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As COVID cases continue to rise in the absence of unified national leadership, please remember that masks in indoor public spaces are mandatory in Minneapolis. Businesses are required to ensure their employees wear a mask, and you are required to wear one inside.
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The market fire in the City of Hargeisa has devastated businesses and the city’s water supply, and many in our own Somali community have family and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. MPLS stands with our Somali neighbors in this difficult time during the holy month of Ramadan.
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The man who drove a semi-truck into the crowd on 35W has been arrested. The state patrol is working to secure the freeway, and MPD is working to clear the scene so that first-responders can assist those who are injured.
@MnDPS_DPS
and
@MnDOT
are lead on the case.
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Today is a good day for American cities, including Minneapolis. Congrats to President-elect Biden and VP-elect Harris.
The challenges ahead are significant but so too are the opportunities for partnerships and progress together.
Our city is ready to get to work with you.
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Today I joined Council VP
@annapoetic
to launch our MPLS Forward Community Now Coalition – a united effort with community partners – not just to help BIPOC & Immigrant-owned businesses/neighborhoods rebuild but also to tackle systemic racism head on.
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Don’t be selfish. Protect your neighbors. Protect our healthcare workers and healthcare system.
Wear a mask. Get a test. Keep a distance. Stay safe.
#DialBackMN
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What happens in Lakeville ... won’t stay in Lakeville.
Minneapolis - and every other MN city and town - has a stake in curbing spread. These photos are devastating. And the story
@mnhealth
stats will soon tell even more so.
Alibi Drinkery, in Lakeville was standing-room only Wednesday afternoon after opening in defiance of Gov. Walz's COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants. His address, which announced changes to those restrictions, was broadcast on TVs around the bar.
@StarTribune
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Taking in the holidays with Frida reminds us how thankful we are for the doctors and nurses who helped bring her into this world and continue to keep us all safe. Merry Christmas to those celebrating and THANK YOU to our front-line workers – today and always.
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Thank you
@SecretaryPete
for the $12 M investment in MPLS – and for the visit today! This RAISE grant partnership w/
@Hennepin
will fund critical safety improvements along Lake Street such as pedestrian bump outs and safety islands, upgraded ADA ramps, & traffic signal upgrades.
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Tonight 120
@MinneapolisFire
fighters will be available throughout the city, working tirelessly to respond as quickly as possible. And with support from 35 jurisdictions, we’ll have officers stationed throughout our city, working as part of the Unified Command Center to respond.
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Failing to act amounted to a failure to recognize George’s humanity. As Chief Arradondo has stated, silence is complicity, and complicity cannot be tolerated.
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The emergency curfew takes effect at 8pm. Please stay home tonight.
Action on systemic racism, accountability, and justice for George Floyd are too urgent to wait. For the sake of our city and our nation, we can't let that conversation be overshadowed by instability and chaos.
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For those experiencing homelessness, the pandemic has brought a hardship most of us don't have to face -- lack of access to handwashing & public restrooms.
We're opening 4 new hygiene stations that will include a handwashing station, restroom, a sharps container, & a trash bin.
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Thank you, Governor Walz, for your partnership and support. The unrest must stop and healing must start. Destruction will not be tolerated. Healing our city will require peace and all of us working together.
Minneapolis, it’s time to heal. We must rebuild and recover. Dangerous, unlawful behavior will not be tolerated. The State Patrol is headed to Minneapolis to help restore order. I remain in close contact with the city and every state resource stands ready to help bring peace.
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I’ve already declined the increase and returned it to the city. I could not in good conscience accept a raise while so many of our residents are hurting and all our departments continue confronting budget cuts.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council members are on track to receive raises this year despite other cuts and wage freezes stemming from pandemic.
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If you have not cast your ballot yet, do so IN-PERSON at one of our Early Vote Centers.
Or drop your absentee/mail-in ballot off at one of our drop off locations by 3 PM on Election Day.
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We’re just one week out from Halloween, and Frida’s first year has definitely been scary enough. 👻 🎃
So please, Minneapolis, help everyone stay safe by staying disciplined about COVID precautions.
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Today is a great day to vote to legalize recreational marijuana in MN.
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Early this morning, the
#mnleg
adjourned with no action on police reforms. What's more disappointing is that the most essential change they could have made — preventing arbitrators from reinstating police officers who engage in egregious misconduct — was never considered.
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Walter Mondale’s courage and compassion put a Minnesota stamp on national politics and shaped the civil rights movement. His work on the Fair Housing Act was nothing short of heroic. Even in his 90s he was one of Minneapolis’ most industrious residents. We’ll miss you Fritz.
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But they need to be able to focus on the agitators. Please, stay home.
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Whether you’re surrounded by friends and family or celebrating small this year, Sarah, Frida and I are wishing everyone a happy, healthy holiday weekend.
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When it comes to shifting police culture, the most serious road block is a police chief’s simple ability to hold bad officers accountable.
Nearly half of all disciplinary and termination decisions in Minnesota police departments are overturned by an arbitrator.
Minneapolis Mayor Frey, and other Twin Cities area mayors expressed frustration that officers disciplined or fired for unreasonable use of force and other “egregious” behaviors can be restored to the force by an arbitrator under state law.
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Holding elected officials accountable is good. Holding people for hours against their will until they’re compelled under duress to take positions is not.
This isn’t a matter of politics or policy. We should all call this behavior out for what it is: fundamentally wrong.
Protesters blocked Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins from leaving an event in Loring Park this weekend — until she agreed to a list of their demands.
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Abortion is health care. I will say that again and again. The women of our country and our city deserve the right to choose what happens to their OWN body. MPLS will continue to be a haven for those seeking an abortion.
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If you’re feeling that sadness and that anger, it’s not only understandable – it’s right. It’s a reflection of the truth our Black community has lived.
While not from lived experience, that sadness must also be understood by our non-black communities.
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Flooding is becoming more common in Minneapolis as climate change drives heavier rain storms and snow falls. Our public works water infrastructure will be at risk if climate change continues unchecked in the years ahead, as will city taxpayers when we have to repair/replace it.
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After and amid tremendous hardship, today offers a moment for reflection and an opportunity to renew our dedication to one another. Happy Easter, Minneapolis.
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Safe and complete access at the polls is not a negotiable item in Minneapolis. We will not allow anyone to threaten that inalienable right, and we will ensure its total protection for every resident, period.
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Among other things, as a part of today’s agreement, we committed to banning chokeholds/strangleholds and strengthening our duty-to-intervene policy. We still have a long road to go towards change not just in city policy, but state law and the police union contract.
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Bob Kroll’s brazen attack on Chief Arradondo is just the latest evidence of his consistent effort to block change and undermine progress.
I stand with Chief Arradondo. I stand with him in seeing through the deep structural change we need.
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It was a grand slam of a morning celebrating
#OpeningDay
with the
#MNTwins
! Excited to see folks back in downtown and at Target Field tonight... Let's go,
@Twins
⚾️
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A curfew is now in effect through 6am tomorrow morning. Please stay home and help us keep our city safe.
Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions are on the ground, with National Guard members from the State providing support. Looting and destruction will not be tolerated.
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On Saturday at 5pm, indoor bar areas will be closed in Minneapolis. As we witness a COVID resurgence in states that haven’t prioritized public health, bar areas have been high-risk locations for community spread.
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Governor Walz has extended the emergency curfew going into effect tonight at 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday morning.
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COVID fatigue is real. I feel it, too. But the worst thing we can do is let up. Coming next week, a new testing site will:
✅Offer FREE tests for all
✅E-mail results in 24-48 hours
✅Be open, 7 days/week
Thx to State partners for making testing more accessible in our city.
News Release: State to open saliva testing location at Minneapolis Convention Center on Monday
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Thank you all for donating masks for today’s
#MaskUpMPLS
mask drive!
Starting tomorrow at 5pm, masks or face coverings will be mandatory in indoor public spaces. Examples include:
🔹Grocery Stores
🔹Retail
🔹Skyways
🔹Gov Buildings
🔹Rec Centers
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My full remarks here:
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Today’s agreement with the state will help bring those layers of accountability. This unprecedented energy & momentum for police reform has left Minneapolis poised not just to address our shortcomings, but to become a model for shifting police culture & uprooting systemic racism.
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Our City is thrilled to be awarded a $20 million Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the
@USDOT
. We know this funding will help us continue to improve the vitality, connectivity, and accessibility of our city streets and roads. Thank you
@SecretaryPete
!
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We need everyone to keep the peace and immediately go home.
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Today is Terry Willis Day in honor of the man who walked 1000 miles to highlight the fight for change & equality after the killing of George Floyd.
Tomorrow the
#mnleg
returns. If Terry can commit 40 days walking here from AL, they can spend a few days passing police reforms.
After seeing video of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, Terry Willis felt compelled to do something to bring attention to racial injustice. So the Alabama man started walking — and on Sunday, he reached the Floyd memorial site
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Looking good, Taste of Minnesota. See you again today.
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The violent assaults in Dinkytown this weekend have no place in our city. I want to thank our officers for responding quickly, making arrests, & stepping up presence in the area. Those who commit these egregious crimes need to be held accountable. Period.
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Nothing is more damaging to police-community relations than the excessive or unnecessary use of force – especially deadly force.
We're moving forward with an overhaul of the MPD use of force policy.
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This morning Baltimore woke up to a bridge collapse, a tragedy we know all too well in Minneapolis. As the city responds to this emergency, my thoughts are with the people of Baltimore. Minneapolis stands with you.
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Today we rolled out new policies tightening expectations for officers, supervisors, and the public after a critical incident, including use of force.
The new standards will help better preserve the integrity of investigations and evidence going forward.
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We’re moving forward with plans for 3 new shelters in Minneapolis.
They include a culturally sensitive shelter with services for Native people - opening this year - a women’s shelter, and a shelter for veterans & those who are medically vulnerable.
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To ignore it, to just toss it out – would be to ignore the values we all claim to have, values that are all the more important in a time of crisis.
I love and believe in Minneapolis. And in believing in our city, we must believe that we can be better than we have been.
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Today, MPLS officially became the first major U.S. city to allow all five Muslim daily prayer calls to be broadcast publicly. This is a trailblazing win for our community.
Thank you to
@MplsWard10
,
@MplsWard6
, and
@MplsWard5
for helping to make this historic moment happen.
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Joint statement from
@MayorCarter
and me on today’s guidance from the state for reopening places of worship in Minnesota 👇
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Today we gave our MinneapolUS violence interrupters a proper welcome. By investing in this team, we’re investing in trusted partnerships & data-driven, public health-based responses. It’s on all of us to think differently and work to prevent and interrupt the spread of violence.
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The battle over our minimum wage ordinance is over.
Today’s ruling affirms the right to a living wage for thousands of workers and cements Minneapolis’ status as a city willing to fight for inclusive economic policies.
The state’s highest court upheld Minneapolis’ $15 minimum wage.
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Grateful to the community leaders, emergency responders, and state partners who have stepped up and helped keep the peace.
Please remain home tonight so that we can maintain safety in our city.
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What happened to Tyre Nichols was horrific and inhumane. My deep condolences go out to his family, friends, and loved ones.
See my full statement below.
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The anguish in Katie Wright’s voice after losing her son echoes in my mind and across our entire state this morning. I am in touch with Mayor Mike Elliot, Minneapolis stands firmly with the people of Brooklyn Center in seeking justice for Daunte Wright and peace in our cities.
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A harrowing reminder that officers risk their lives on a daily basis to protect and serve our city. These incredibly brave public servants on the frontlines acted with courage and honor. I applaud them and every police officer who runs toward danger to keep our community safe.
Tonight a 7-year veteran of the MPD assigned to 4th Precinct CRT was shot in the line of duty. Personnel from MPD, our local LE partners, and many from nearby agencies gathered at NMMC in solidarity to show support and honor our officer once he was discharged from the hospital.
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Thank you to our MN lawmakers for getting this done. There's no question that implementing common-sense gun control like background checks and a red-flag law is the right thing to do — for our kids, and for our communities.
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Today I signed an ordinance making it illegal to obstruct abortion clinic entrances and driveways in MPLS. It's crucial that anyone trying to access care is safe while doing so, and I applaud
@MplsWard7
, the entire City Council, and
@ppnorthcentral
for their hard work on this.
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