When the Minnesota Department of Human Rights filed its 72-page charge of discrimination against the beleaguered and undermanned Minneapolis Police Department, I submitted a Data Practices Act request with the department for public inspection of the 480,000 pages of documents underlying the charge. I do not take the department s charge at face value for reasons I suggested in Who will speak for the MPD? On May 10 I heard back
I wrote a set of critical notes on the April 27 Minnesota Department of Human Rights charge (a/k/a report ) finding probable cause against the Minneapolis Police Department in Who will speak for the MPD? The charge has received enormous publicity in the Minnesota press, yet it is at the least problematic. I wrote in my notes on the charge: The report cites supporting materials including some 480,000 pages of documents,
A MILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST “Anything with ‘a sociological or cultural theme.’” Lately, the phone at the Minnesota School Boards Association has been ringing off the hook with dozens of calls from anxious leaders of small school districts sometimes very small facing a common quandary. They have been inundated with public records requests […]
The Better Business Bureau is investigating a COVID testing operation amid growing concerns about the company’s practices. The Center for COVID Control promises same-day rapid results at its more than 275 locations nationwide. Locally, there are sites in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Eagan. “Our investigations are always initiated when we see an uptick, or experience […]