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Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) application website shut down on Friday night, leaving potential business applicants scrambling to make the 11:59 p.m. deadline. fox9.com/news/mn-cannab…

Since at least the mid-1980s Minnesota’s finance agency and its economists look four years or more into the future. What is fiscally smart can sometimes be politically awkward. 📝 Peter Callaghan buff.ly/Cko1D4y

As the Minnesota House returns to a 67-67 tie, another front closes in what Peter Callaghan called the “quorum wars.” It wasn’t likely these petitions were going anywhere. twincities.com/2025/03/17/min…

The #mnleg/#mnpolitics press corps would welcome daily pressers/Q time from the governor!

NEW: DFL lawmakers are out with a bill putting some new regulations on the water and energy use of data centers as the industry is set to boom in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz's admin praised the legislation in committee today --> startribune.com/dfl-backed-bil…

Even when states mandate more missing middle housing, local officials like this Seattle CM find ways to thwart it. publicola.com/2025/04/01/cat…

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Another reason why Minnesota needs initiative and referenda. startribune.com/yes-homes-mn-m…

Mirror pond or Mississippi River?

NEW: Google has emerged as a lobbying force as Minnesota lawmakers debate tax breaks and new regulations on the data center industry. The tech titan won't say if it's pursuing a data center here. But they're a presence with utility regulators now, too: startribune.com/google-ramps-u…

Wow, great photo The Minnesota Star Tribune Who took it?? startribune.com/xcel-energy-ou…

"Working groups" expected to continue to negotiate budget deals on remaining bills starting today, ahead of an expected special session. Where/when/how? Impossible for the public to know/follow. Zero public meetings on the #mnleg combined calendar.

Taxes working group will continue to meet and trade offers in public today. Other outstanding committees not following suit (yet). leg.mn.gov/cal?d1=05/21/2… Background: axios.com/local/twin-cit…

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My new mug finally arrived

This has something to do with math in the 1960s. That’s all I can recall.

Still good advice.

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Honoring the Hortmans Sophie and Colin Hortman put out a list of seven ways people could honor their parents, so I set out to fulfill all of them in one day. And we found a surprise 8th to wrap it up. Hopefully a little light in dark days, from FOX 9 fox9.com/news/honoring-…

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