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Resident urges council to restore public comment on Hibbing Police Department Facebook page; mayor to consult legal and police chief
Summary
A resident told the council that the Hibbing Police Department’s official Facebook page has blocked public commenting; the mayor said he will consult the city attorney and the police chief and noted council cannot act on matters raised in public forum.
A Hibbing resident told the City Council on Wednesday that the Hibbing Police Department’s official Facebook page had disabled public commenting, which the resident described as the ‘‘deliberate suppression of public speech’’ on a public agency page. The commenter, identified in the meeting as Bridal Falco, said he has asked the department repeatedly to restore commenting, contacted outside…
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