A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling will allow voters to decide whether to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new public safety agency, a proposal stemming from the killing of George Floyd
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to strike down a proposed ballot initiative asking voters to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new public safety agency.
The ruling gives the green light for early voting to begin Friday in the controversial proposal stemming from the killing of George Floyd, whose May 2020 death in police custody sparked widespread protest and unrest in Minneapolis and other cities.
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