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Inside the Vikings’ move to Eagan
Documents show the Twin Cities suburb was as impatient as the Minnesota Vikings to move quickly. And – like team representatives – city officials privately complained when other public agencies had questions that threatened to slow the project. ... Continue Reading
Hennepin County Sheriff adopts drone use as legal landscape evolves
An early drone policy for Minnesota's most populous county restricts operations to search and rescue missions, and prohibits use for surveillance activities, or for targeting a person based solely on characteristics such as “race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation.” ... Continue Reading
FBI to mount antenna system in US Bank Stadium
On the day after the Minnesota Vikings played the team’s inaugural game in the new US Bank Stadium, a top stadium official signed an agreement to have the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) place its own transmitting antennas inside the $1.1 billion structure. ... Continue Reading
St. Paul produces additional documents on 2014 military training
In the newly released documents, Mayor Chris Coleman’s deputy mayor, Kristin Beckmann, described one City Council member as “pissed” and another as being “in a tizzy” over what had happened. Even St. Paul’s then-public school superintendent joined in. “We got helicopters flying around downtown buildings. What is going on? We are so freak[ed] out,” Valeria Silva wrote in an e-mail. ... Continue Reading
Public spending on Vikings Stadium continues to rise
Documents show that the amount of public spending for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium has moved upward – mainly through ancillary projects, both big and small, that have not been counted as part of the public’s official $498 million contribution. ... Continue Reading
Examining Greater MSP
Greater MSP may be one of the most influential organizations in Minnesota. It is also largely unknown to the public, despite receiving substantial amounts of taxpayer money. And while Greater MSP has been praised by local governments for its participation in regional development projects, its exact role is not always clear. ... Continue Reading