Minneapolis City Council overrides veto to finalize ballot language on policing changes

The Minneapolis City Council voted Friday evening to override a second veto by the mayor's office over language for the November ballot that will be used as citizens debate replacing the police department in the city charter.

Mayor Frey says he will veto public safety ballot question language 'as it stands'

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced he intends to veto the language of the public safety ballot question "as it stands" after the Policy and Government Oversight Committee approved the ballot question without an explanatory note. 

Minneapolis Mayor Frey proposes $1.5 billion 2022 budget with 5.45% levy increase

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing a $1.599 billion budget for 2022 with a 5.45% levy increase to help the city with economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Frey vetoes 1 of 2 rent control ballot proposals

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed one of two proposed rent control ballot initiatives, which he said would have left policymaking to an advocacy organization.

Frey: Minneapolis will review police pursuit policy again after Leneal Frazier crash

Minneapolis will review the police department's pursuit policy again after a squad car struck and killed an uninvolved driver during a chase, Mayor Jacob Frey said in his first public statement on the incident.

Mayor Frey reaffirms commitment to Minneapolis police staffing following judge's order

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed staffing issues within the Minneapolis Police Department Friday, one day after a Hennepin County District Court judge ordered the city to hire more officers.

Mayor Frey on Minneapolis police staffing
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Mayor Frey did not directly comment on a Hennepin County judge’s ordered that the city of Minneapolis must employ 730 sworn police officers by June 30, 2022, but the mayor affirmed his commitment to funding MPD and said “when you lose as much as a third of your department, there are consequences.”

Minneapolis councilmember: Protesters held her 'hostage' with list of demands

Minneapolis City Councilmember Andrea Jenkins was blocked in a parking lot by protesters over the weekend until she signed a handwritten list of demands. Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the act in a tweet Tuesday.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey discusses safety plans for city

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke with FOX 9 Sunday morning to share some of the city's plan to address recent violence.

Mayor Frey vetoes resolution prohibiting State Patrol to use Minneapolis Park Board HQ

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a resolution Friday that would prohibit the Minnesota State Patrol from using the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's headquarters.

Walz, DFL activists clash over National Guard and police response to unrest

Union activists taunted Minnesota National Guard soldiers this week and Democratic lawmakers tried to ban the use of tear gas as a crowd control tactic, showing the escalating tension between Gov. Tim Walz and his party's left flank.

Minneapolis opens internal investigation into officer's alleged punch during carjacking arrest

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said an internal investigation is underway after a video circulating on social media appears to show a police officer punching a person who was being detained. 

Activists call for termination of officers after video of alleged punch surfaces
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said an internal investigation is underway after a video circulating on social media appears to show a police officer punching a person who was being detained.?