Minneapolis and State Agree to Revamp Policing Post-Floyd

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Minneapolis and State Agree to Revamp Policing Post-Floyd

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights signed a “court-enforceable settlement agreement” Friday to revamp policing in the […]

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