Fateh’s campaign also calls for implementing carbon fees approved by the City Council, investing in programs to prioritize the transition of the city’s vehicle fleet to electric vehicles, and expanding “alternative” public safety initiatives like the Behavioral Crisis Response (BCR) team, which provides non-police responses in certain emergency situations. Fateh also pledged to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2028 and proposed lobbying the State of Minnesota to allow Minneapolis to implement a local income tax aimed at higher earners. He said his “uncommitted” vote was a “warning to the Biden administration” over its support for Israel in the war against Hamas, stating that “unless they are to take immediate and dramatic action to stop Israel from continuing the genocide, they cannot expect support from progressives.”
Author: Jasmyn Jordan, Jasmyn Jordan
Published at: 2025-07-14 21:10:56
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