Diego Perez-Mejia, now aged 25, clocks in as our Minnesota Dad of the day. Originally from Guatemala, more recently he’s been billed out of Marshall, MN. [Fun fact: the name…
The state Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is on the brink of approving two massive new electric transmission line projects. Next week (April 10) the Commission will meet to take up…
The Center for Immigration Studies recently updated what’s widely viewed as an authoritative list of sanctuary jurisdictions under the following criteria. These cities, counties, and states have laws, ordinances, regulations,…
Xcel may have tried to do the right thing by planning to construct a few new natural gas plants while it adds grid-destabilizing wind and solar. Unfortunately, its final Upper…
A proposed 235-megawatt solar panel installation that would go online in 2027 has generated opposition from residents and elected officials in southwestern Minnesota. Members of the Lyon County Board of…
Now is your chance to say NO! to the controversial transmission line that Xcel Energy is planning to build from Becker to Lyon County. Worst of all, Xcel wants to…
American Experiment has highlighted the opposition of landowners and local elected officials to Xcel Energy’s proposed 175-mile high voltage line running from near Marshall in southwestern Minnesota to Becker in…
A room full of farmers and other residents at a public meeting in Marshall this week let Xcel Energy know they want nothing to do with the utility’s latest proposed…
The nearer we get to Election Day, the more campaign signs sprout up seemingly everywhere. But there’s something of a crackdown underway on political signs in the southwestern Minnesota city…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 CONTACT: Bill Walsh (651) 373-1819 Xcel Turns Its Back on Becker Decision not to build natural gas plant adds insult to injury of closing…
For decades, Becker, a little town in Central Minnesota, has been a powerhouse for the electric grid in the Upper Midwest because it is home to the Sherburne County (Sherco)…