About PRM

Public Record Media (PRM) is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that uses public records laws to support and enhance democratic governance.  Since its inception, PRM has unearthed hundreds of thousands of pages of government records, and has made them available to researchers, members of the press, policy makers, and the general public.

Founded in 2009, PRM has four principal areas of operation:

• PRM investigates government activities by making public records requests to state, local, and federal government entities;
• PRM maintains a library of the government records it receives, and provides public access to its collection;
• PRM publishes original stories, and reports on the government records it uncovers;
• PRM engages in litigation to enforce public records laws, and files amicus briefs in important open records cases.

PRM’s work is frequently featured in the media — either through direct coverage of PRM’s activities, or from press stories built on PRM-acquired records.  PRM’s work has been covered by the New York Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, WCCO-TV, KARE-TV, the Drudge Report, Minnpost, the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota Lawyer, the Minnesota Reformer, Alpha News, Axios, the Washington Post and many other outlets.

Board Members:

PRM is managed by a volunteer board of directors:

• Sheila Regan is a freelance journalist and writer based in Minneapolis. Her arts reporting and criticism can be found at MinnPost, the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, and KFAI.
• Matt Ehling, board treasurer. Matt Ehling is a television producer and writer, with extensive experience in public records policy and related legal matters.
• Martin Owings, board vice president. Martin Owings is an IT professional and former radio journalist for KFAI radio.
• Idil Abdul, director. Idil Abdul has served as an advocate for autism policy, and has extensive experience as a public record requester and researcher.
• Mark Brunswick, director. Mark Brunswick has over four decades of experience as a journalist.  He covered military affairs for the Star Tribune newspaper, and reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
• Mike Kaszuba, director. Mike Kaszuba has worked in journalism for over four decades, including thirty years at the Star Tribune newspaper.  Since 2015, he has served as PRM’s editor and primary writer.