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For the Super Bowl, the NFL gets into airport management
When the Super Bowl was held in Minneapolis in 2018, federal aviation officials had a unique partner to make sure private planes bringing in fans avoided a logjam at Twin Cities airports – the National Football League. ... Continue Reading
For St. Paul’s soccer stadium, a behind-the-scenes tussle for federal approval
As the plan to build a Major League Soccer stadium in Saint Paul gained momentum in 2015, a potential problem stood in the way: Would the federal government let a sports stadium be built on property that had been purchased for transit? ... Continue Reading
Documents: A surveillance project attracts “too much media attention”
Twice during the past two years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given permission to a notable defense contractor to help conduct an unusual mission: Fly a sophisticated high-altitude balloon over a six-state area – including southern Minnesota – to help the government deter drug trafficking and homeland security threats. ... Continue Reading
With InfraGard, the FBI gives confidential briefings to Minnesota’s business community
Several times a year, the FBI brings together top intelligence, cyber security and terrorism experts for the members of InfraGard in Minnesota, which is described as a “partnership between the FBI and private sector” with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure. ... Continue Reading
FAA flight data: A glimpse at the jet set for Super Bowl, Final Four
New records obtained by Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) show that hundreds of private jets – including those owned by some of America’s elite banking and financial institutions – arrived in Minnesota for the 2018 Super Bowl game. ... Continue Reading
Records: University of Minnesota tried to obtain Bob Dylan’s archives
Documents show that the school was interested in knowing whether one of its most famous students would want to deposit his personal papers at the university, but Dylan would look elsewhere. ... Continue Reading