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Challenges to government data access in Minnesota continue
Recent cases have showcased not only the continuing challenges to the public’s ability to access government data in Minnesota – but they have also shown how, in recent years, some requests for public data are being virtually shut down ... Continue Reading
After more than a year, Amazon bid released
The release of the 122-page bid for the Amazon HQ2 proposal came nearly a year after Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) sued to force disclosure of the document. ... Continue Reading
Records show how Greater MSP took control of state’s Amazon bid
State officials allowed Greater MSP – a business development non-profit with ties to Minnesota’s top companies – to assume a uniquely dominant role in the unsuccessful bid to land a corporate headquarters for Amazon. ... Continue Reading
Examining Shakopee’s Amazon warehouse subsidies
Documents show how one of the most successful companies in the world benefited from millions in taxpayer money because local officials in Minnesota announced that the project would not happen without public assistance. ... Continue Reading
SEC cited State of Minnesota for misstatements in bond offerings
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited the State of Minnesota in 2016 for making “material misstatements” in the sale of municipal bonds. Minnesota was one of more than seventy public entities that were cited by the SEC – but just one of two states. ... Continue Reading
Few details available regarding Governor Dayton’s viewing of Jamar Clark video
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are revealing few details about the governor’s private viewing of a video taken moments before Minneapolis resident Jamar Clark was shot to death by police. ... Continue Reading
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