18 February 2012
Posted by Matt Ehlng On February 3, 2012, I inspected a batch of documents at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) pertaining to a contract with the Maine Health Information Center (MHIC) to collect “encounter” data related to Minnesota’s public health care programs. In 2008, the Minnesota legislature tasked the MDH with collecting and analyzing [...]
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06 February 2012
IPAD is the office within the Minnesota Department of Administration responsible for matters relating to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MNGDPA) – the state’s primary open government law. IPAD does a variety of things, from hosting trainings on the MNGDPA, to providing opinions on how the law is implemented by government agencies. On occasion, [...]
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05 February 2012
Minnesota State Senator John Marty recently appeared on Capitol Conversations, the legislative news program that PRM produces in conjunction with reporters Marty Owings and Ahndi Fridell. On the program, Senator Marty (as well as Senator Sean Neinow) discussed concerns about the financial oversight of Minnesota’s public health care programs. After the show, Senator Marty shared [...]
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05 February 2012
The FBI and Marv Davidov PRM recently received a letter from the FBI regarding our request for files relating to Minnesota political activist Marv Davidov, who passed away last month. The Bureau is seeking additional documentation to verify Mr. Davidov’s status, in order to avoid violating the federal Privacy Act if it releases any files. [...]
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