Minneapolis, violence prevention

Minneapolis violence prevention funding
Minneapolis leaders are moving forward with new contracts for violence prevention work after council members previously proposed shifting the funding to Hennepin County instead. FOX 9’s Paul Blume has the latest.
Minneapolis City Council backs off controversial violence prevention idea, but acrimony remains
After vocal pushback from violence interrupters — including a pastor who threatened the council members this week — the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to a proposal to move two violence prevention programs to the county.
Minneapolis City Council debates funding for neighborhood violence prevention program
The debate descended into some personal attacks and became sort of a proxy war for bigger political battles at city hall.
After a week of violent threats, Minneapolis City Council postpones violence prevention proposal
McAfee is the founder nonprofit violence prevention group 21 Days of Peace, which the Star Tribune reports has received $3 million in Legislature-directed funding in recent years, while his church won a $300,000 contract from the city to carry out a de-escalation initiative.
Mpls City Council postpones vote on moving violence prevention funds to the county indefinitely
The Minneapolis City Council voted to postpone the motion on moving Group Violence Intervention (GVI) funds to Hennepin County indefinitely.
Minneapolis City Council postpones proposal to move violence prevention funds to county
After a lengthy and sometimes heated discussion, the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to indefinitely postpone a proposal to have Hennepin County temporarily oversee two of the city’s violence intervention programs.
Minneapolis City Council tables controversial plan to move $1.2 million in violence prevention funding
MINNEAPOLIS — After days of heated debate, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to table a controversial proposal to delay $1.2 million of funding for violence prevention groups. The money, typically awarded to community groups, has been under scrutiny as of late.
City council postpones decision on violence prevention funding
The Minneapolis city council voted not to move $1.1 million of violence prevention funding to the county after voting to postpone making a decision -- for now.
Minneapolis City Council seeks to move $1.25M in violence prevention funding to county
Minneapolis City Council members are proposing to move some of the city’s violence prevention programming to Hennepin County, having lost confidence in the embattled neighborhood safety department (NSD) at city hall.
Mismanagement of violence prevention puts Minneapolis residents in danger
Unfortunately, our efforts to invest in violence prevention have been severely hindered by mismanagement of the city’s Neighborhood Safety Department for the past two years. Poo
Hennepin County may take over some of Minneapolis' violence prevention programs
Minneapolis City Council members met Monday afternoon to discuss moving $1.125 million to Hennepin County to temporarily take over some of the city's violence prevention programs.
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The debate over violence interruption in Minneapolis — cutting through the noise
Here’s the essential background on what happened this week as the City Council feuded over violence programs and community ...
Minneapolis violence interrupter threatens violence on city contracts
The Rev. Jerry McAfee’s comments have become a flashpoint in a passionate debate to play out in council chambers Thursday.