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Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law

by Associated Press/Report for America
| July 23, 2020 11:27 AM

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist groups say the legislation falls short.

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