Somewhere in the ballpark of $25 million...

A retired Hennepin County judge has successfully mediated a compromise between a group of landowners and county officials over the price of real estate for a new Twins stadium. The Twins allegedly kicked-in some amount. Neither they, nor the county, will say how much.

The story was published the Star and Tribune and is essentially the announcement with some quotes and background and very little else: no numbers, no concrete details. In this story I'm interested in the responsibility of the media to find out or somehow finagle these details.

They say that both parties have agreed not to release details until Monday morning, but they also say that the Twins and County will not release how much extra the Twins paid toward the stadium (helping us out). It seems to me that the information that the county won't release, essentially how much the Twins are pulling their own weight, would be a controversial piece of news because of all the disagreement about buying them a stadium. It seems like the responsibility of the journalists to press this point for the sake of transparent government. Maybe this is a whole new story but is there anyone who thinks that the government is NOT being transparent enough who could give us a perspective on this secrecy and, perhaps, hold them slightly accountable. Or is there anyone who has some thoughts about why neither paty (Twins and County) would want to release information? It seems to me, although this might not be the right place, this would be an interesting and relevant story.