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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
Details about Scott County bids for Amazon headquarters released
A Scott County group has released details on two sites that were submitted in the national competition to land Amazon’s second corporate headquarters – a move that comes as officials in Minnesota continue to keep the state’s overall bid private. ... Continue Reading
Invoices detail payments from DEED to Greater MSP
Highlighting an unusual relationship, invoices show that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has been billed more than $80,000 by Greater MSP for a variety of economic development-related activities since 2015. ... 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
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