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Progressive Coalition Says New Survey Finds Majority Of Mpls. Residents Want To Dismantle MPD
The survey was conducted by the Benenson Strategy Group and commissioned by the ACLU and The Fairness Project.
By Esme Murphy
August 3, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A progressive coalition has released new polling information that says a majority of residents in Minneapolis want to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.
The survey, conducted by the Benenson Strategy Group and commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and The Fairness Project, comes during a critical week where we will get an indication of whether or not Minneapolis voters will get a say on the issue this November.
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When given a short description of the amendment, of which would remove the funding requirement for police officers from the city’s charter and create a new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention, 56% of voters said they would support the change, 30% said they would not and 14% were undecided.
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