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Federal Reserve Board: Regional banks have limited FOIA obligations
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System says that its regional banks – like the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis – have a limited obligation to comply with federal public information laws when they carry out their duties. ... Continue Reading
9-1-1 transcripts: Third Precinct residents in fear, panic during riots
The 911 phone call came at 2:22 in the morning –– nearly five hours after the Minneapolis police abandoned their nearby Third Precinct headquarters on what became the most intense night of protests last year following the death of George Floyd. ... Continue Reading
Federal Reserve’s Kashkari to key education policy critic: “You had done little to no work”
New documents show that an acrimonious dispute has broken out involving the normally staid Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis ... Continue Reading
Police told to watch for threats, Boogaloo Boys at Minnesota polling places
The report – which has not been previously disclosed — provided an eye-opening look into how law enforcement authorities braced for trouble as Minnesotans went to the polls in the 2020 presidential election. ... 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
New federal documents describe 2014 “Brass Star” military training exercise
The U.S. military provided coaching on how to handle media inquiries during a 2014 military training exercise in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and included advice on how to limit information should a “serious accident or incident involving injury or death” occur. ... Continue Reading