(KARE) With four “yeas” and six “nays,” the issue of rent stabilization was stopped from going on the ballot for Minneapolis voters this fall.
That is news in and of itself, but at issue for many is that the council voted on this at all on Wednesday, the day millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Minneapolis has three Muslim council members, who were all absent from the vote to honor the major religious holiday. All three of those members have expressed support for moving the rent stabilization policy forward, meaning the measure essentially failed because those members were not there.
That fact did not sit well with some council members who were present, including Ward 9 Council Member Jason Chavez.
