Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis elections are next year. Time to start the debate about the city’s direction.
• Support, don’t harm, business: Socialists are, by definition, against capitalism. And it shows. Minneapolis lost more than 15,000 jobs from second quarter 2019 to second quarter 2024, almost 4.5%. The city’s response? A Labor Standards Board under which the City Council will dictate how businesses operate. Predictably, more businesses will leave. What do we need? A council dedicated to increasing well-paid jobs, helping grow the economy and freeing business to flourish.
• Electric vehicles over bike lanes: The City Council voted to close I-94, part of its everyone will walk, bike and take transit agenda. How is it going? Transit ridership has plummeted. Walking has declined and biking is too small a percentage of travel to matter. Yet the city is rebuilding its streets as if everyone is going to walk, bike or take transit. We need a City Council that takes the climate emergency seriously and builds infrastructure for a future of electric vehicles, not just bicycles and buses.
The elections are next year. The time to start talking about the city we want is now.
Carol Becker, of Minneapolis, is a college professor and data analyst. For 16 years she was a member of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation.
EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A deadly shooting in Edina sparked a massive police response and forced a lockdown at nearby businesses at Southdale Mall on Wednesday as police are searching for the suspects.
Deadly Edina shooting
What we know:
Edina police responded around 12:30 p.m. to the report of a shooting along West 66th Street near Southdale Mall.
At the scene, officers found one victim with a gunshot wound. Officers tried to revive the victim but say they ultimately died from their wounds.
Local perspective:
Police say the suspects ran from the scene. As a precaution, they advised nearby businesses to go into lockdown. FOX 9 learned that MHealth Fairview also went into lockdown procedures as a precaution.
Aerial video from the scene showed the investigation appeared to be focused around an apartment building across from the mall. Police say the apartment building is described as a transitional housing.
Avoid the area
Big picture view:
Police are asking the public to avoid the area as the investigation is underway. Officers have blocked off West 66th for the time being.
Police say they are looking for more than one suspect involved in the shooting.
What we don’t know:
Police say some people were taken into custody at the scene but it’s unclear what their role was in relation to the shooting.
Law enforcement near the 3300 block of W. 66th Street in Edina. (FOX 9)
Minneapolis, MN
Ellison, Minneapolis, St. Paul update lawsuit against Operation Metro Surge with new data
(ABC 6 News) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis and Saint Paul updated their lawsuit over Operation Metro Surge with new survey data on economic harm.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego conducted two surveys tied to the amended lawsuit. The lawsuit says the federal operation violated the Constitution and caused lasting economic damage.
The first survey was done between February and March and included nearly 1,400 residents. It found workers lost more than $240 million in wages during the operation.
A separate newly released survey of about 900 businesses found more than $600 million in lost revenue. The updated lawsuit from Keith Ellison and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul adds that new data to its claims.
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