Minnesota Coalition on Government Information

MNCOGI provides public education on government transparency, government information policy, and related issues.

http://www.mncogi.org

4246 Grimes Ave So.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
United States

Phone number

(651) 699-6553

Contact name

Don Gemberling

Contact title

Secretary

Contact email

mncogi@gmail.com

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