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Building the 2020 riot timeline By Matt Ehling with Mike Kaszuba

11. PRM story: “Mike Kaszuba passed away unexpectedly in June of 2025. PRM presents his correspondence for the first time, as part of its archive of historical materials related to the 2020 civil unrest.”
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10. PRM story: “Later, Kaszuba followed up with the Office of Governor Tim Walz about some of the matters referenced by Gazelka, but did not receive a response.”

9. PRM story: “In May of 2025, Kaszuba corresponded with Paul Gazelka, the retired Republican Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate. Gazelka’s tenure overlapped with the 2020 riots, and he was involved in multiple discussions with key players in the riot response.”

8. PRM story: “In April of 2025, former PRM editor Mike Kaszuba began interviewing witnesses close to the decision-making process, seeking additional context for information found in government documents.”

7. PRM story: “To better understand the substance of the decisions made during the 2020 civil unrest, PRM has submitted multiple record requests to government agencies, and has gathered data from non-governmental sources as well.”

6. PRM story: “Governmental response to the widespread civil unrest has attracted controversy, and continues to have political repercussions.”

5. PRM story: “Civil disturbance activity began in south Minneapolis within a day of Floyd’s death at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. Arson and looting then spread rapidly, resulting in widespread property damage and at least two deaths"

Building the 2020 riot timeline By Matt Ehling with Mike Kaszuba

4. PRM story: “Since 2020, St. Paul-based nonprofit Public Record Media (PRM) has been seeking government records related to the week of civil unrest that convulsed the Twin Cities in May of that year, following the death of George Floyd.”
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Building the 2020 riot timeline By Matt Ehling with Mike Kaszuba

3. Find the full story on Substack.
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2. The story is based on Kaszuba’s correspondence with former State Senator Paul Gazelka, related to the 2020 civil unrest.

Building the 2020 riot timeline By Matt Ehling with Mike Kaszuba

1. New PRM story based on unpublished Mike Kaszuba data: “Building the 2020 riot timeline”
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5. In PRM’s motion, attorney Mahesha Subbaraman explained that “This case is about more than just a single FOIA requestor’s legal expenses. This case is about the rights of all Americans under statutory text meant to ensure [FOIA fee recovery].”

4. While supporting EPI’s right to receive attorney’s fees in its case, PRM’s amicus brief also seeks to align the Sixth Circuit’s approach to FOIA fee recovery with other jurisdictions, which have recognized the impact of 2007-era amendments to the FOIA’s attorney fee provision.

3. Oral argument in the case is scheduled before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on October 23, 2025. PRM is participating in that case as an amicus party most closely aligned with records requester Energy Policy Institute (EPI).

2. Open records nonprofit Public Record Media (PRM) has requested to participate in upcoming oral argument in the Energy Policy Institute v. Tennessee Valley Authority Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.

PRM files oral argument motion in EPI v. TVA FOIA lawsuit By Matt Ehling

1. PRM files oral argument motion in EPI v. TVA FOIA lawsuit

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Document overview: USNORTHCOM CONPLAN 3502-09 By Matt Ehling

PRM Document overview: USNORTHCOM CONPLAN 3502-09

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As Trump orders troops to Los Angeles, PRM documents show history of military-police interaction By Matt Ehling and Mike Kaszuba

3. PRM’s story, originally published on June 12, highlights past debates over police-military interaction that have occurred in Minnesota. Available now on Substack.
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As Trump orders troops to Los Angeles, PRM documents show history of military-police interaction By Matt Ehling and Mike Kaszuba

2. From the PRM archives: “As Trump orders troops to Los Angeles, PRM documents show history of military-police interaction.”
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Trial exposes internal tension over Trump’s use of National Guard in LA The trial over the legality of the Guard in Los Angeles as Donald Trump forged ahead with a new deployment in Washington.

1. Via Politico: “Trial exposes internal tensions over Trump’s use of National Guard in L.A.”
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13. MCEA is also suing the City of North Mankato and Project Deacon, LLC on similar grounds, regarding a separate proposed project.

12. MCEA is seeking “declaratory and injunctive relief, costs, and an order prohibiting the City from making any final decisions … until it completes legally adequate environmental review.”

11. MCEA complaint: “[A]ny AUAR involving a ‘large specific project’ is required to include a project description … By failing to mention data centers at all, the City … disregarded that requirement.”

10. MCEA complaint: “The City of Lakeville did not identify the type of project that is the subject of the City’s AUAR review.”

9. MCEA complaint: “[The AUAR says that the] ‘main source of noise’ for the project could ‘include computers and ventilation systems within the building.’ The traffic analysis cites the land use code for data centers.”

8. MCEA complaint: “The City’s AUAR does not identify what this large specific project is. However, the AUAR shares [that the user] would demand up to two and a half million gallons of water per day.”

7. MCEA complaint: “[The City initiated an AUAR] to examine the potential environmental effects of a 1,360,000 square-foot development.”

6. MCEA’s Lakeville suit “challenges the final decision of the City to approve the Olam Lakeville Industrial AUAR.”

5. One of the MCEA suits was filed against the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, and Olam Holdings, LLC.

4. In other data center news, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) has filed two lawsuits against projects alleged to have data center ties.