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Documents: Federal regulators quickly changed course on Boundary Waters mining
New documents show that a year after the Trump administration took office, federal regulators were hurriedly trying to keep pace with the new U.S. president and industry supporters who wanted to revive a controversial mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. ... Continue Reading
Getting reimbursed for a Trump rally gets complicated for Minneapolis
Documents obtained by Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) indicate that instead of pressuring the Republican president’s campaign, city officials instead focused their attention on AEG Facilities, the operators of the city-owned Target Center that had a contract with the Trump campaign for the rally. ... Continue Reading
Records: For years, federal regulators pushed for mining near Boundary Waters as they eyed financial royalties
Hundreds of documents obtained by Public Record Media show that federal regulators have for years weighed a significant factor: how mining projects would generate significant financial royalties for the federal government. ... 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
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
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