Protest updates: Minneapolis council to vote on abolishing police; Elijah McClain's death investigation reopened
The Minneapolis city council took a first step Friday toward abolishing the city’s police department, a move protesters have repeatedly called for during the month since George Floyd was killed as one of the city’s officers knelt on his neck.Nationally, the House passed its own police reform package that would end certain legal protections for officers accused of misconduct and ban chokeholds. The legislation now moves to the Senate.Meanwhile, protests continue around […]
