Minneapolis Business Leaders Launch Fund To Help Reform Policing Without Cutting Officers

Minneapolis MN

04 December, 2020

4:43 PM

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CBS Minnesota By Reg Chapman December 3, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis business leaders are stepping up to provide $5 million in private funds to help transform public safety. The business group aims to support new programs designed to transforming public safety. The new Minneapolis Community Safety Innovation Fund hopes to advance some of the ides of the Minneapolis City Council without cutting police. A group of business and nonprofit leaders stood next to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to announce their financial support. The fund was created to achieve the both-and approach, which relies on public safety at its core as well as reform. Read more at CBS Minnesota