After vocal pushback from violence interrupters — including a pastor who threatened the council members this week — the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to a proposal to move two violence prevention programs to the county.

WCCO's Jonah Kaplan reports live from a meeting Thursday morning with the Minneapolis City Council that turned emotional as they spoke about how to curb youth violence.

After days of heated debate, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to table a controversial proposal to delay $1.2 million of funding for violence prevention groups. The money, typically awarded to community groups,

Members of the Educational Institute of (EIS) teaching union were to walk out on 20 February unless ongoing education cuts were halted and reversed. The EIS said strike action has been suspended following an offer from the Glasgow City Council SNP group to withdraw future planned education cuts and a promise to use Scottish government funding to increase teacher numbers to 2023 levels.

A strike by teachers in Glasgow has been suspended following talks between unions and the city council. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland teaching union were to go out on strike on 20 February unless ongoing education cuts were halted and reversed.

Members of the EIS teaching union had been due to walk out on Thursday February 20 in protest over Glasgow City Council cuts to teaching staff.