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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
PRM litigation reveals DOJ records about Espionage Act, investigations of media
Records show that in early 2017, Department of Justice (DOJ) officials circulated a memo outlining proposed changes to the Espionage Act – a World War I-era statute that has been used to prosecute leaks of government information. ... Continue Reading
After obtaining a non-disclosure agreement, Google comes to Minnesota
New documents show that the broad outlines of an agreement with Google were being discussed while public officials in Sherburne County agreed to be under a non-disclosure agreement that they interpreted as preventing them from publicly speaking about the project. ... Continue Reading