Minneapolis ro re-hire 15 cops
The city of Minneapolis announced today that they will rehire 15 police officers on January 1, 2010. The city announced that it was laying off 25 cops today. In a news release, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said they are using federal stimulus money and internal funds to hire the 15 police officers.
Rybak, a Democrat running for governor, received heavy criticism from the Minneapolis Police Federation and the Minnesota Republican Party over the lay-offs.
Here's the news release from Rybak's office.
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