Buhl bar owner charged with pull-tab fraud
The owner of Billy’s Pit Stop Pub n’ Grub in Buhl was recently charged with paying out over $68,000 in pull-tab winnings to herself since August of 2024.
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Mayor of Superior proactively bans NDAs minutes after fulfilling Monitor’s data request for NDAs
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request with the City of Superior....
St. Louis County Board manipulated public process to silence public input on NDAs
A number of media outlets reported on the events of the St. Louis County Board meeting of Oct. 14, 2025, but none exposed how the board cynically manipulated the...
2 city officials signed NDAs when Duluth was being considered for data center project
The City of Hermantown’s proposed data center project has received a lot of public scrutiny in recent weeks, primarily because the project has been shrouded in secrecy for over...
Endi bankruptcy dismissed; affidavit shows Luzy Ostreicher used rent proceeds for Incline Village project, other unauthorized expenses
On Oct. 9, 2025, in the Southern District of New York, United States Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane dismissed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case which had been filed by...
22 county employees signed NDAs for data center project
On Oct. 13, 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that three St. Louis County Commissioners had signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with Mortenson Development Inc.: Annie Harala, Keith...
