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Minnesota gets an ‘F’ on freedom of government information

By Chris Steller | 07.23.09 | 2:59 pm

Minnesota and 37 other states got failing grades for their public-records laws from the Better Government Association (BGA), which scored states in five categories: response time, appeals, expedited review, fees and sanctions. Sluggish action on government-data requests…

Mayor Coleman seeks to shield budget memos from state data laws

By Chris Steller | 03.05.09 | 12:00 pm

Flouting President Obama’s pledge of openness in government, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman wants the state Legislature to exempt budget memos by city staff from the state law that makes such documents public. The end-run around the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, dreamt up by Coleman, is decried by the Pioneer Press today.