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Federal Reserve Board: Regional banks have limited FOIA obligations
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System says that its regional banks – like the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis – have a limited obligation to comply with federal public information laws when they carry out their duties. ... Continue Reading
9-1-1 transcripts: Third Precinct residents in fear, panic during riots
The 911 phone call came at 2:22 in the morning –– nearly five hours after the Minneapolis police abandoned their nearby Third Precinct headquarters on what became the most intense night of protests last year following the death of George Floyd. ... Continue Reading
As federal scrutiny grew, U slow to sever ties with Chinese telecom
In 2018, Chinese telecom giant Huawei came under increasing scrutiny in the United States over allegations that it stole trade secrets and violated sanctions on Iran. At the University of Minnesota, officials watched as major schools across the country began distancing themselves from the company. ... Continue Reading
FBI records: Revisiting Watergate, and Kenneth Dahlberg
FBI documents newly-obtained by Public Record Media (PRM), a non-profit based in Saint Paul, provide details on Dahlberg’s connection to Watergate – but also go beyond that to another traumatic life experience that Dahlberg weathered. ... Continue Reading
Federal Reserve’s Kashkari to key education policy critic: “You had done little to no work”
New documents show that an acrimonious dispute has broken out involving the normally staid Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis ... Continue Reading
Police told to watch for threats, Boogaloo Boys at Minnesota polling places
The report – which has not been previously disclosed — provided an eye-opening look into how law enforcement authorities braced for trouble as Minnesotans went to the polls in the 2020 presidential election. ... Continue Reading