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Minneapolis mayor booed by protesters after refusing to defund and abolish police
By Hollie Silverman & Amir Vera
Cities across US announce police reform following mass protests against brutality
By Ivan Pereira
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For Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis, a Stinging Rebuke (Published 2020)
By Michael Levenson
Minneapolis Agrees To Ban Chokeholds And Neck Restraints By Police
By Jason Slotkin & David Schaper
Citizen patrols organize across Minneapolis as confidence in the police force plummets
By Jared Goyette
Veto-proof majority of Minneapolis council members supports dismantling police department
By Brandt Williams
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community ...
By Jay Willis
I'm a Minneapolis City Council Member. We Must Disband the Police—Here's What Could Come Next
By Steve Fletcher
Disband the police force? Here's one U.S. city where the idea has been tried
By Alexander Panetta
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To 'Dismantle' Police Department
By Jason Slotkin & Adrian Florido
Cities Ask if It's Time to Defund Police and 'Reimagine' Public Safety (Published 2020)
By John Eligon & Farah Stockman
Minneapolis Will Dismantle Its Police Force, Council Members Pledge (Published 2020)
By John Eligon & Dionne Searcey
'Defund the police' gains traction as cities seek to respond to demands for a major law enforcement shift
By Perry Stein, Derek Hawkins & Katie Mettler