@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 Oct 23: Technology Advisory Council (TAC) Full Council Meeting wp.me/p3if7-d8k

EVENT Oct 23: Technology Advisory Council (TAC) Full Council Meeting

From the Technology Advisory Council (TAC)… Date:   October 23, 2026 Time:   8:30 – 11 a.m. CT Location:   In-Person Meeting – 600 North Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55146 – email tac…

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MN Music Video Premiere! Now Is The Time by The Long Honeymoon @MostlyMn @LongHoneymoonMN mostlyminnesota.com/2026/10/…

MN Music Video Premiere! Now Is The Time by The Long Honeymoon

We spoke to The Long Honeymoon in studio back in May, they were charming and music was great. So I’m not surprised to fall in love with their new video for Now is the Time. It’s an uplifting politi…

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EVENT Oct 22: Minnesota PUC looks at Google’s data-center power deal in Pine Island (Goodhue County) wp.me/p3if7-d8h

EVENT Oct 22: Minnesota PUC looks at Google’s data-center power deal in Pine Island (Goodhue County)

MLQ.ai reports… Google’s proposed AI data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, is approaching a consequential utility proceeding with its electricity contract still contested and key financial d…

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Google hopes that its new data center plan will build goodwill with the Pine Island (Goodhue County) wp.me/p3if7-d8d

Google hopes that its new data center plan will build goodwill with the Pine Island (Goodhue County)

CNBC reports on Google’s response to public concerns about having a data center in their community… Now Google is betting that a massive AI data center can help finance a cleaner, more …

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National poll indicates people think data center companies should pay for power system upgrades wp.me/p3if7-d8a

National poll indicates people think data center companies should pay for power system upgrades

The Center Square reports… Companies operating data centers should be the ones that pay for upgrades to the electric grid, most voters say  according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice …

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Town of Morse to help match IRRRB funds to help Treehouse Broadband expand (St. Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-d87

Town of Morse to help match IRRRB funds to help Treehouse Broadband expand (St. Louis County)

The Ely Echo reports… The Town of Morse will assist Treehouse Broadband with a $550,000 project to offer high speed internet to 230 locations. This would be the second project Morse and Treeh…

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St. Cloud City Council will vote on data center ordinance on Oct 19 (Stearns County) wp.me/p3if7-d84

St. Cloud City Council will vote on data center ordinance on Oct 19 (Stearns County)

St Cloud Live reports… The St. Cloud City Council will have the chance to approve an ordinance that would place restrictions on the location, design and water usage of new hyperscale data cen…

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Marketplace APM features data center issues in Farmington and Rosemount (Dakota County) wp.me/p3if7-d81

Marketplace APM features data center issues in Farmington and Rosemount (Dakota County)

Marketplace APM reports… Hyperscaler data centers have just arrived in Minnesota, but they’ve already sparked a major debate. With these projects turning into a midterm election issue, …

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EVENT Oct 26: Hermantown’s City Council to discussion data center and permitting (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-d7Y

EVENT Oct 26: Hermantown’s City Council to discussion data center and permitting (St Louis County)

Business North reports… Hermantown’s City Council will hold a dedicated meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, to consider the Special Use Permit (SUP) and other associated agreements related to the pro…

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Property tax / tax abatements can involve large sums of money in MN communities wp.me/p3if7-d7Q

Property tax / tax abatements can involve large sums of money in MN communities

KTTC reports…  Google’s announcement that they won’t seek a tax abatement for a proposed data center in the City of Hermantown is drawing mixed reactions from communities in Minnesota. While …

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Google will no longer seek tax breaks in Hermantown (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-d7L

Google will no longer seek tax breaks in Hermantown (St Louis County)

Northern News Now reports… Google will no longer seek tax breaks for its proposed Hermantown data center, city officials announced Wednesday, following months of community concerns. The propo…

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St Cloud Planning Commission plans to amend Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to address data centers wp.me/p3if7-d7H

St Cloud Planning Commission plans to amend Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to address...

WJON reports… The city of St. Cloud has taken a step in regulating any future data center proposals. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Planning Commission voted 4 to 2 to amend the city’s…

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Senator Tina Smith cautions on betting to heavily on AI wp.me/p3if7-d7E

Senator Tina Smith cautions on betting to heavily on AI

Forth reports… Sen. Tina Smith’s office released statements cautioning that the President and Republicans are betting heavily on artificial intelligence, yet the technology has not yet proven it ca…

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Pew looks at dedicated state deployment funding including $323 million in MN border to border grants wp.me/p3if7-d7A

Pew looks at dedicated state deployment funding including $323 million in MN border to border grants

Pew reports on funding, especially state funding, for broadband… Dedicated state deployment funding helps pick up where private-sector investment leaves off. When states establish eligibility…

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New MN Music Video: Great Granddad's Vending Machine by Good Emotional Man - hear the music live at the Cedar Oct 29 @mostlymn @TheCedar wp.me/p7j1Ta-3C8

New MN Music Video: Great Granddad’s Vending Machine by Good Emotional Man – hear the music live at...

Are you having a day? I was having a day and then I stopped to watch Great Granddad’s Vending Machine by Good Emotional Man. The music is soothing. The video made me smile. The perfect mood c…

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