Gov. Tim Walz said doing so would "ignite the pain and the anguish that we’re feeling in Minnesota."
There is support for reducing the size of the Minneapolis Police Department, but the idea does not have a majority among city residents.
"Despite the attacks, our support has only grown since 2018," Rep. Ilhan Omar said Tuesday night.
Sen. Tina Smith is projected to take on former Republican congressman Jason Lewis in the general election for the United States Senate.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is projected to win her race against challenger Antone Melton-Meaux.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill issued an order​ Friday that allows the footage to be widely viewed.
"The magnitude of this event was severe, and Minnesotans are hurting," the governor stated.
Election officials have made alternations to the layout of polling locations to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
The Star Tribune editorial board says Antone Melton-Meaux is the more "pragmatic" choice over Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The proposal to dismantle and replace the Minneapolis Police Department won't be on the November ballot, as many activists had hoped.
The Minneapolis Charter Commission Wednesday could block, or OK, an amendment that would end and replace the city's police department.
Minnesotans are encouraged to vote by mail in the upcoming primary and general elections.
Nearly 1,500 Twin Cities businesses were damaged by vandalism following the death of George Floyd, according to officials.
The Minneapolis Charter Commission is to vote on a bigger proposal — related to dismantling the police department altogether — next week.
The vote came as the city revised its budget to address a $156 million revenue dip due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill passed after nearly two months of difficult negotiations that followed George Floyd’s death on May 25.
Between July 9 and July 16, the Powderhorn​ encampment was reduced from 560 to 270 tents, according to officials.
The resolution highlights studies indicating that Black people are three times more likely to be killed by police as white people.
Powderhorn Park​ has two large encampments where there are 560 tents and 282 people living there, according to an estimate from the board.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ordered that authorities abandon the building because of violent protests.
The Minneapolis City Council wants to replace the police department with a department "of community safety and violence prevention."
The coronavirus pandemic created a large hole in the city's budget.
Betsy Hodges writes in the New York Times that white liberals "have resisted the systemic changes our cities have needed for decades."
Many said they agreed, but Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and other Minnesota Republicans condemned the post.
Since their elections in 2018, the four congresswomen — all first-term members, friends and women of color — have been dubbed "the squad."
The city of Minneapolis reportedly paid two private security firms​ $63,000 to protect three council members.
Minneapolis council members Friday advanced a measure that would amend the city charter, removing the requirement for a police department.
"Young Black and brown people in the streets made this happen," Miski Noor, of Black Visions, stated Friday.
Council members unanimously advanced a measure that would amend the city charter, removing the requirement for a police department.
Using the state's online tool, registered voters can request their ballots now.
The Minneapolis park system has recently seen an influx of people occupying nearly 200 tents in Powderhorn Park.
Democrats in the state Legislature are hoping to "avoid the devastating effects of gentrification."
"No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him," the congresswoman from Minnesota wrote in a statement Wednesday.
The Minneapolis city charter currently requires a police force for its residents.
Community activists have criticized the police department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change.
Minneapolis' City Council backed a ban on chokeholds and sought to add a court order to officers' duty to intervene in police abuse.
The changes are part of a stipulation posted online between the city and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Indoor restaurants will be able to open with social distancing, requiring reservations, and seating at 50 percent occupancy.
"I really did not intend for any of you to recognize me," Omar told a crowd of protesters at George Floyd's memorial.
A resolution approved by the Parks Board noted George Floyd's killing and "severely undermined trust" in the city's police.