Challenges to government data access in Minnesota continue

October 31, 2024
Topics: Gov. Tim Walz, Gov. Mark Dayton, Gov. Arne Carlson, public records, Greater MSP, DEED, Amazon, Public Record Media, PolyMet, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Attorney General, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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

When it comes to salaries at the U of M, thousands earn more than Gov. Tim Walz

September 30, 2024
Topics: University of Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz, Myron Frans, Richard Painter, Gov. Arne Carlson

As concerns about spending persist at the University of Minnesota, roughly 2,200 people at the school – many of them school administrators and athletics officials -- earn more than the governor. ... Continue Reading

PRM files lawsuit to force release of documents on Walz, civil unrest planning

August 30, 2024
Topics: Gov. Tim Walz, Public Record Media, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Donald Trump, George Floyd

The State of Minnesota has for two years failed to produce documents that would detail how state officials – in their own words – defended their roles in the response to the 2020 civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd, according to a new lawsuit filed by PRM. ... Continue Reading

Trump, Walz and public records

August 16, 2024
Topics: Donald Trump, Gov. Tim Walz, Public Record Media, public records

Despite their political differences – Trump is a Republican and Walz is a Democrat – both have spotty records regarding access to public documents, and have at times slow-rolled responses or simply not furnished any records. ... Continue Reading

With rioting in Minnesota following George Floyd’s death, little help from adjoining states

August 31, 2022
Topics: George Floyd, National Guard, Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

Five days after the murder of George Floyd, a top Minnesota National Guard official sent an email to four adjoining states – Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin and South Dakota – asking them to send help as rioting in the aftermath of the killing continued in the Twin Cities. ... Continue Reading

The governor’s emails: A conversation with Gov. Walz’s press secretary

January 17, 2022
Topics: Gov. Tim Walz, public records

In May 2021, Public Record Media (PRM) asked the Office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for correspondence that the governor might be sending and receiving using the email, tim.mankato@state.mn.us, instead of his presumed official email account, tim.walz@state.mn.us. ... Continue Reading

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