Citizen Files “Sunshine” Lawsuit Against City of Bemidji

Area resident C.T. Marhula, self-described “community activist and public data advocate” today stated he had filed a lawsuit against the City of Bemidji Merit Hearing Board (MHB). The suit alleges the MHB illegally closed a hearing when the subject of the meeting had requested an open meeting. Minnesota law requires that the hearing be public if […]