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If you would like to view An all-league Reimagining Public Safety position discussion webinar that took place on Thursday, May 27. We had a great meeting! If you missed it,…

After the horrific murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, the LWVMpls Board of Directors agreed to add Policing in Our City to our programming plan for 2020-2021. While…

February 2021 Unit Discussion Materials https://minneapolis2040.com/topics/housing/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/magazine/rental-housing-crisis-minneapolis.html https://minneapolis2040.com/policies/tenant-protections Documentary: Jim Crow of the North    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQfDbbQv9E https://www.startribune.com/changes-approved-in-minneapolis-2040-plan-begin-to-take-shape/566241702/ Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition Check the latest infographic and factsheet from Keep…

Annual Program Planning Event Wrap-up And a look ahead to the Annual Meeting   Our annual Program Planning meeting was a Zooming success! With the participation of over 60 LWVMpls…

Get ready for your January Unit meeting by attending Civic Buzz, Jan 5 Prepare for your January Unit meeting topic by attending the upcoming Civic Buzz: The Minneapolis 2021 Budget—Policing,…

Voting 2020 | More Than Just a Visit to Your Polling Place The Elections and Voting Program Committee members hope that unit members are/were able to attend the October 6…

In early 2016 the Chair of the Charter Commission for the City of Minneapolis, Barry Clegg, approached the League of Women Voters Minneapolis (LWVMpls) and inquired about our position(s) on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET.) At issue was the question of whether the LWVMpls might support a charter change to add a seventh member to BET.