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Video Replay: Finnegan Freedom Of Information Award Winner Honored

By Michael McIntee | March 16, 2018

This year’s John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award recipient is Chris Serres of the Star Tribune, for his use of requested government data in his series of reports on abuse in senior care facilities in Minnesota.

Minnesota

Video Replay:Breaking Down Barriers To Government Environmental Records

By Bill Sorem | May 31, 2017

By law, citizens have rights to see environmental records in government files. In practice, how clear is that access? A MNCOGI panel explores the question.

Free Speech

Video Replay:Tony Webster Honored For Freedom Of Information Work

By Video by Bill Sorem, Text by Michael McIntee | March 16, 2017

Tony Webster, a self-proclaimed “web engineer, public records researcher, and policy nerd” receives this year’s John R. Finnegan Freedom Of Information Award. Watch the replay of the event here on The UpTake.

Media

Video Replay: Deleting The Public Record – MNCOGI Panel Discussion

By Video By Bill Sorem | September 8, 2016

Is history being deleted? Vital government records may be vanishing because electronic records are easier to destroy. Watch a panel discussion with government data experts

Blog

The UpTake Wins Freedom Of Information Career Achievement Award

By Michael McIntee | March 9, 2016

The UpTake has won the 2016 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information career achievement award for our “pioneering” use of live video.

Minnesota

Police Keeping Data On Where You Drive “Unconstitutional” Says Rep Lesch

By Video by Bill Sorem, Text by Michael McIntee | January 28, 2015

Keeping data that tracks where you drive your car is “un-American” and “unconstitutional” says Rep. John Lesch (DFL-St. Paul) He says the retention of License Plate Reader (LPR) records should be zero if they’re “non-hit.”

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Experimenting With Cameras In Minnesota Courtrooms

By Michael McIntee | October 24, 2012

Cameras in the courtroom are commonplace in many states, but not so in Minnesota. A test is underway to see how they work in civil cases in Minnesota courtrooms.