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From the editorial: "Privacy must be protected, but so, too, must the public's right to know."

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A nonprofit government watchdog organization has filed an amicus brief against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for his refusal to release records pertaining to communications between his office and other states.

Minnesota Reformer Getty Images. If plumbers spent as much time giving each other awards as journalists, the streets would be flooded with water spewing from unfixed pipes.  That said, I’m proud that the I hope in some small way it catalyzes a movement for better access to public records. (And obviously a better police department.) There’s no more important role for the free press than scrutinizing state power, and no institution is invested with more power than the police, who can legally detain and kill their fellow citizens.   Public records are perhaps the most vital tool to s...

Attorney: Duluth Public Schools violating Data Practices Act Duluth Public Schools officials are refusing to release the purchase agreement for Historic Old Central High School to the News Tribune, violating data practice laws. 12:53 pm, May 6, 2021 × Historic Old Central High School in Duluth on July 9, 2020. (Tyler Schank / File / News Tribune) Duluth Public Schools officials have been in violation of state data practice laws for weeks as the News Tribune has repeatedly been denied access to the purchase agreement of Historic Old Central High School. On Oct. 13, the...

Online presentation will only be for 10 minutes total Written By: Nancy Vogt | × Jon Mobeck, National Loon Center executive director, gives an update on the center to the Crosslake City Council via Zoom on Monday, March 8. Echo Journal Screenshot / Nancy Vogt The Crosslake City Council learned at its regular meeting Monday, March 8, that the city was granted a 10-minute hearing online via Zoom to the state Legislature on its request to implement a half cent local option sales tax. City Administrator Mike Lyonais will give the city’s presentation, emphasizing the regional s...