Erik van Mechelen

Erik van Mechelen

23
Aug

Learn How to Submit Data Requests

And how statewide FOIA requests led to a misstep by Minnesota's 93rd Legislature
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23
Aug
Learn How to Submit Data Requests

Learn How to Submit Data Requests

Any government work product that isn't classified or otherwise withheld by a statute is public data. Last year&
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22
Aug

Heating up

Election plans in 50 states
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22
Aug
Why 50 states met in Missouri last week

Why 50 states met in Missouri last week

And what was learned - and why a better strategy is still needed On Wednesday and Thursday Aug 16 and
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16
Aug

Agenda

Lindellevent.com
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13
Aug

Rich Men North of Richmond

by Oliver Anthony
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09
Aug

Want specific election updates from your county?

Send email with subject line YOUR COUNTY to mnupdates@proton.me
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08
Aug

This week in MN

Event update - go to Lindellevent.com
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04
Aug
No records of Ilhan Omar's father's naturalization means Ilhan could not have naturalized through her father and would make make her ineligible for a Minnesota Congress seat

No records of Ilhan Omar's father's naturalization means Ilhan could not have naturalized through her father and would make make her ineligible for a Minnesota Congress seat

And how one citizen figured it out using public data requests and patient persistence
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26
Jul
The $17,500,000,000.00 surplus should be returned to the people

The $17,500,000,000.00 surplus should be returned to the people

Theft by swindle - Every Minnesota taxpayer owed about $6,000 - MN Statute on Theft: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.52
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