The nine members of the 13-member council signed their pledge at a rally of protesters demanding that the police force be defunded. Speaking from the stage in Powderhorn Park, council president Lisa Bender said that the city needed a top-to-bottom rethink of what policing is and how it should work.
Date: Jun 08, 2020
Category: World
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Minneapolis City Council president: Calling police for break-in 'comes from a place of privilege'
CNN anchor Alysin Camerota asked Lisa Bender, the president and representative from Ward 10, whom she should call if someone broke into her home, during an interview Monday morning, a day after the city council voted to dismantle the police department.
Date: Jun 08, 2020
Category: U.S.
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Minneapolis Will Dismantle Its Police Force, Council Members Pledge
The city of Minneapolis is looking to cut $200 million from its $1.3 billion overall budget, according to Lisa Bender, the president of the City Council. She said she hoped to reallocate some money from policing, which received $189 million in the 2020 budget, to other areas of need in the city.
Date: Jun 07, 2020
Category: Headlines
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Fan charged after rushing onstage at Beyonce, Jay-Z concert
Atlanta Police officer Lisa Bender told The Associated Press that 26-year-old Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell ran on stage, approached Jay-Z and made contact with him as the On the Run II concert was ending Saturday night. Police say Maxwell was quickly stopped by security people and backup dancers
cted some city services, such as bill collections and airport Wi-Fi. Some services still remain affected, including the Atlanta police department. Lisa Bender, a department spokeswoman, would not specify the impacts of the breach, but did say the department has had to complete some tasks offline.
Date: Mar 29, 2018
Category: Business
Source: Google
Head of Minneapolis Police Union: 'Black Lives Matter Is a Terrorist Organization'
Bob Kroll criticized Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and City Council members Alondra Cano, Cam Gordon and Lisa Bender, claiming that they added to a dangerous and unproductive atmosphere that contributed to the disruption and takeover of the 4th Precinct in the aftermath of the November shootin
Date: Jun 02, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Minneapolis planners reject Vikings bid to rename street
City Council member Lisa Bender, a member of the commission, says her understanding of the policy is that city officials don't want private businesses to change the names of streets in front of their businesses.
Date: Mar 14, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Bernie Sanders weighs in on #Justice4Jamar protests
Ellison was outside a decidedly less tense Fourth Precinct Thursday night, and was joined by other elected officials Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, and City Council members Lisa Bender, Alondra Cano and Cam Gordon.