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Is There Momentum to Ban AI, Screens Inside Minnesota Schools?

The largest school districts in New York and California just enacted AI moratoriums and screen restrictions for younger learners. Local parent groups say it's time to do the same.

October 28, 2026

RacketCast, Ep. 53: Fighting Google’s Data Center Feat. Pine Island Residents Aubree Derksen & Nicole Mills

Google pissed off Pine Island, and now the rural Minnesota community is punching back hard.

AI, Journalism, and Human Thought/Expression: The Racket Editorial Take

TL;DR: Racket will always remain a proudly AI-free shop. Here's why.

‘It’s David vs. Goliath’: Inside the Fight to Kill Google’s Secrecy-Shrouded Hermantown Data Center

After local officials nuked public trust by signing NDAs, a grassroots movement emerged to stop the tech giant’s sprawling, $650 million hyperscale complex in suburban Duluth.

March 18, 2026

My Strange Morning at MN’s Buggy ‘AI-Driven Networking’ Experiment

United We Transform bills itself as 'an unconventional gathering of Minnesotans shaping and accelerating a new economy,' and promises attendees will make '10 meaningful connections.' Here's our reporter's journey into the glitchy future of corporate schmoozing.