@AnnT

Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (https://xitter.cf/t.co/gLuydCY6vc). Also hosts a radio show of @MostlyMN

 St. Paul Minnesota
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EVENT Nov 5: AI and data centers talk, Q&A in Winona wp.me/p3if7-dav

EVENT Nov 5: AI and data centers talk, Q&A in Winona

Winona Post reports… AI has changed the world, and none of us know quite how it will impact us. It creates immense opportunity and could solve many of our problems, but it also poses great ri…

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Data centers come up in debates in Minnesota House 45A (DFLer Tracey Breazeale and Republican state Rep. Andrew Myers) wp.me/p3if7-das

Data centers come up in debates in Minnesota House 45A (DFLer Tracey Breazeale and Republican state...

Hartland Signal reports… Home to the suburbs surrounding Lake Minnetonka, and one of the wealthiest regions of the state, House District 45A may seem like a long shot for Democrats. But the r…

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Data centers are the only local businesses looking to benefit from data center industry in Minnesota wp.me/p3if7-dap

Data centers are the only local businesses looking to benefit from data center industry in Minnesota

MN Star Tribune reports.. Graco has signed a licensing deal with a Swiss company to use its special motors to help cool data centers. The Minneapolis-based manufacturer announced Wednesday that it …

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RESOURCE: League of Minnesota Cities announces a model artificial intelligence policy wp.me/p3if7-dam

RESOURCE: League of Minnesota Cities announces a model artificial intelligence policy

League of Minnesota Cities announces… Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how our cities work, offering new ways to save time and improve efficiency. But as AI tools become more common i…

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MN Letters to the editor on data centers (Sep 24-Oct 22, 2026): data center is an election hot topic wp.me/p3if7-dah

MN Letters to the editor on data centers (Sep 24-Oct 22, 2026): data center is an election hot topic

This is the third segment in my data center collection of public commentaries, including letters to the editors and opinion pieces. It’s meant as a quick scan of what topics are rising to the top f…

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Residents have reservations about Google's decommissioning agreement in Hermantown (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-dad

Residents have reservations about Google’s decommissioning agreement in Hermantown (St Louis County)

Northern News Now reports… Ahead of a city council vote next Monday that could clear the way for Google to begin developing its data center in Hermantown, residents are learning more about wh…

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Willmar City Council approves moving forward with the Willmar Connect project wp.me/p3if7-da9

Willmar City Council approves moving forward with the Willmar Connect project

The West Central Tribune reports…  The Willmar City Council on Monday in split votes approved moving forward with planning for phase two of the Willmar Connect project. Willmar Connect is the…

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Verizon wants to discontinue landlines in MN but that could leave customers without reliable service wp.me/p3if7-da2

Verizon wants to discontinue landlines in MN but that could leave customers without reliable service

The Minnesota Star Tribune reports… Major telecommunications companies, including Verizon, are pressing forward to discontinue aging copper technology in Minnesota and nationwide, saying the …

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MN 1st Congressional District race faces questions about AI-generated ads wp.me/p3if7-d9Z

MN 1st Congressional District race faces questions about AI-generated ads

KTTC reports… The race for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District is facing questions over alleged altered imagery in a campaign ad. Last week, KTTC reported on potential legal issues raised over a…

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Data centers come up in race for Steele County Commissioner District 1 seat wp.me/p3if7-d9U

Data centers come up in race for Steele County Commissioner District 1 seat

Owatonna’s People’s Press reports… Justin Ohnstad and Gary Spatenka are vying for the Steele County Commissioner District 1 seat, which is soon to be vacated by James Brady. Ahead…

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Data centers come up in Eagan City Council race between Paul Bakken, Gary Hansen, Scott Armitage and Jason Narverud (Dakota County) wp.me/p3if7-d9Q

Data centers come up in Eagan City Council race between Paul Bakken, Gary Hansen, Scott Armitage...

Hometown Source reports… Four candidates for two open seats on the Eagan City Council debated perspectives on local issues at a forum moderated by the League of Women Voters-Dakota County and…

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Data centers come up in MN Senate Race: Views from Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya wp.me/p3if7-d9M

Data centers come up in MN Senate Race: Views from Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya

MN Star Tribune reports… The rapid expansion of data centers has become a political flashpoint in Minnesota, as technology companies seek land, electricity and water to power the infrastructu…

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Pew outlines 4 cornerstones of broadband to drive State policies wp.me/p3if7-d9I

Pew outlines 4 cornerstones of broadband to drive State policies

Pew Research reports… This issue brief identifies four cornerstones of a state‑level policy framework that, when pursued together, create the conditions necessary for universal broadband acce…

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DEED Awards More Than $2.5 Million in Grants to Minnesota Colleges and Universities for Employer Workforce Development Projects wp.me/p3if7-d9F

DEED Awards More Than $2.5 Million in Grants to Minnesota Colleges and Universities for Employer...

DEED announces… Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced 14 workforce developments grants totaling over $2.5 million to eight Minnesota educatio…

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Intermountain Infrastructure Group (IIG) is building 250 miles of fiber in MN then expanding westward wp.me/p3if7-d9B

Intermountain Infrastructure Group (IIG) is building 250 miles of fiber in MN then expanding...

Stevens County Times reports… Through the summer, crews working for Anderson Underground of Sauk Rapids have been installing four large conduits along Minnesota Highway 9 through Grant, Steve…

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Xcel explains cost protections, grid reliability as Monticello council presses for answers about proposed data center wp.me/p3if7-d9w

Xcel explains cost protections, grid reliability as Monticello council presses for answers about...

Monticello Times reports… Will a massive data center drive up residents’ electric bills? Could its demand for power threaten reliability? And if electricity becomes scarce, who gets priority?…

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