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Posts tagged with "R.T. Rybak"
Legislature caught whistling in the dark — Financial problems for Viking stadium construction project
Apr. 17 | For years I have defined as ill-conceived any planning that mostly serves the planners and their agency/bosses and not those they plan for, that too often leave African Americans out of their equations, purposefully failing or refusing...
City reports renovation of Riverside Plaza complete
Oct. 24 | According to a recent City of Minneapolis press release, the $65 million renovation of 1,303 affordable housing units at the iconic Riverside Plaza is now complete. The renovation is one of the largest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-supported...
Status quo fixes won’t stop the frightening violence
Sep. 5 | It is the elephant in the room that people don’t want to talk about: the ongoing street violence affecting so many African Americans in this country due to the dysfunctional institutions, leadership and policies that allow caste-like barriers...
Police unions turn to Republicans for help
Mar. 7 | Rybak administration and Civil Rights Department blindsided One wonders how long it took the Rybak administration to realize the powerful Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis had turned to the Republican majority in the Minnesota...
MPD Chief Dolan hits back—Attempts by subordinates and the Civil Rights Department to oust him fail
Feb. 22 | It is clear that Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Chief Tim Dolan has known that many of the recommendations coming from the Civilian Review Authority (CRA) were based on incompetence and dishonesty. So when an incompetent and dishonest...
Black jobs promised on Vikings stadium construction
Feb. 15 | Who will ensure the promises are kept? Mayor R.T. Rybak stated in his February 6 press conference that he was pressing hard for the Minneapolis City Council to support his dream of a Vikings stadium near the Metrodome. (Star Tribune,...
