@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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Joined April 2007
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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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EVENT Nov 17: Brown County's Board of Commissioners to talk about data centers wp.me/p3if7-d9t

EVENT Nov 17: Brown County’s Board of Commissioners to talk about data centers

The New Ulm Journal reports… Brown County’s Board of Commissioners set a public hearing date of Nov. 17 at 9:02 a.m. to establish an interim ordinance that would put a moratorium on per…

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EVENT Nov 18: Faribault Council chats about data center ordinances (Rice County) wp.me/p3if7-d9p

EVENT Nov 18: Faribault Council chats about data center ordinances (Rice County)

Faribault Daily News reports… Please plan to join us at Faribault Public Works (1200 Belview Trail) on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. for a timely discussion about data center ordinances. This Council Cha…

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More details on Hermantown City Council's agreement for Googles proposed data center (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-d9l

More details on Hermantown City Council’s agreement for Googles proposed data center (St Louis...

WDIO reports… The Hermantown City Council reviewed updates on the first-of-its-kind adaptive reuse and decommissioning framework for the proposed Google data center. Backed by a $210 million …

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DEADLINE Oct 30: Applications are Open for Connectivity Policy Corps, Year 2! @netinclusion wp.me/p3if7-d9i

DEADLINE Oct 30: Applications are Open for Connectivity Policy Corps, Year 2!

An invitation from NDIA and Public Knowledge – and if you follow up and get in, please let me know. I think it looks like a great program… Have you ever wanted to learn more about digit…

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Minnesota School Boards Association (and others) comments on FCC efforts to reduce E-Rate wp.me/p3if7-d9f

Minnesota School Boards Association (and others) comments on FCC efforts to reduce E-Rate

The 74 shares comments from educators on proposed changes to E-Rate, including a comment from Minnesota… The Trump administration’s plan to revise, or potentially discontinue, broadband disco…

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