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Documents shed renewed light on Wisconsin’s Foxconn deal
Despite the outward excitement, state officials harbored early behind-the-scenes concerns about Foxconn, according to more than 4,600 documents reviewed by Public Record Media (PRM), a non-profit based in St. Paul. ... 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
Mueller Report: Republican Peter Smith’s activities drew scrutiny
Two years after his body was found in a Rochester, Minnesota motel room, Republican operative Peter Smith emerged as a figure who drew the interest of Robert Mueller III as part of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. ... 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
Examining an ethics issue regarding Rep. Ilhan Omar
The documents, obtained by Public Record Media, show that school officials considered asking Omar to instead donate the honorarium to the community college’s foundation and were confused whether she should be considered a state employee or could even accept the money. ... 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