News & Commentary about Reforming Police

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Mike Elliott takes the oath of office as the city's new mayor with city clerk Barb Suciu, right, during Elliot's inauguration ceremony

Jun 25, 2021

This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting For Another Police Shooting

Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.

Jun 4, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

Jun 3, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

Protestors holding up a portrait of George Floyd

May 25, 2021

The Movement to End Police Violence One Year after George Floyd's Murder

A makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright in front of Brooklyn Center

May 24, 2021

Brooklyn Center Provides a Model for Reexamining Public Safety

Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota

May 12, 2021

It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

A law enforcement officer watches from an armored vehicle after a device was fired to disperse a crowd during a protest.

May 12, 2021

Federal Militarization of Law Enforcement Must End

Long rows of chairs with people sitting inside the busy waiting room area of a DMV office.

Apr 27, 2021

New ACLU Report Finds Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspension Laws Impose Harm and Waste Resources

Demonstrators carry signs demanding justice for George Floyd.

Apr 22, 2021

Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice

Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Apr 16, 2021

Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped