Minnesota FOI Resources
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NFOIC Members
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
4246 Grimes Ave So.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Contact: Don Gemberling, Secretary
Phone (651) 699-6553
Email mncogi@gmail.com
http://www.mncogi.org
Minnesota Joint Media Committee
511 11th Ave. South, Suite 460
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Contact: Dave Pyle, Chief of Bureau
Phone (612) 332-2727
Email dpyle@ap.org
QUICK FOI INFORMATION
Open Meetings Law Minn. Statutes Chapter 13D
Closed: Attorney consultation; personnel matters; labor negotiations; internal affairs for law enforcement personnel; criminal investigations; medical data; welfare data; and hospital boards considering marketing strategy.
Open Records Law Minn. Statutes 13.01 et seq.
Exempt: Juvenile court records; and some personnel information.
Questions on MN Government Data Practices Act should be addressed to:
MN Dept. of Administration Information Policy Analysis Div.
Phone (651)296-6733 or (800)657-3721
Email info.ipad@state.mn.us
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
CONTACTS
Office of the Attorney General
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone (800)657-3787
TTY (800)366-4812
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/
State Bar Association 600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone (612) 333-1183
Fax (612) 333-4927
http://www.mnbar.org/
Email mmattson@statebar.gen.mn.us
Minnesota Newspaper Association
12 South 6th St., Ste. 1120
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1502
Phone (612)332-8844 or (800) 279-2979 (MN)
Fax (612)342-2958
http://www.mna.org/
Email mna@mna.org
State Sunshine Chairs
Jeffrey C. Kummer
Saint Paul Pioneer Press
245 Cedar St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Work (651) 228-5450
Cell (615) 283-4852
Email jkummer@pioneerpress.com
FORM LETTERS
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOIA Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
PUBLICATIONS
Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press