The destruction of files by a former Minneapolis city councilmember is making the transition difficult for her successor. Fifth Ward Councilmember Natalie Johnson Lee inherited an office virtually stripped of all paper and electronic files by her predecessor, Jackie Cherryhomes. More than any of the seven newcomers to the council this year, Johnson Lee is having to reconstruct the history of her ward's business for the previous 12 years. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports.
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