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MN Data Center Laws 🔎 + Appleton ICE Detention 🚫 + Bon Voyage Clovis 👋 Summer Legal Interns 🌱
The Fine Print: Where Minnesota’s Data Center Law Falls Short 🔎 Across Minnesota, at least 15 hyperscale data centers have been proposed. State leaders say we already passed a “nation-leading” law in 2025, but does it actually cover what matters? Meanwhile, communities are left trying to figure out the impacts on local taxes, electricity use, and water, while projects move forward fast. The TL;DR: Minnesota’s 2025 law
The Fine Print: Where Minnesota’s Data Center Law Falls Short
Minnesota is racing to keep up with a surge in hyperscale data center proposals, but does its “nation-leading” 2025 law adequately protect communities? CURE breaks down what the current laws actually do—and don’t—on taxes, energy costs, and water use, and why more action is still needed.
Say NO to an Appleton ICE Detention Center
The Federal government has recently released documents indicating that they plan to reopen the now-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, MN, a 1,600-bed prison owned by private prison company CoreCivic, as an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. Minnesotans saw this winter how ICE and its detention network are being used to systematically
CURE Opposes ICE Detention Plans in Appleton
CURE is disappointed and alarmed that plans to reopen the Appleton, MN, prison as an ICE detention center appear to be moving forward. We saw this winter how ICE and its detention network are being used to systematically deprive people of their rights, often without regard to legal status. The Trump administration’s push for a
MN Legislative Session Wrap 🏛 + Board Director Jenna! 👋 + Grassroots Voices 📣
They Didn’t Get It Done. We’re Just Getting Started. 🏛 ✊ Minnesota lawmakers wrapped up a contentious session without passing meaningful energy or environmental policy despite strong public pressure. CURE’s legislative priorities—responsible data center standards, better pipeline planning, and zero waste policies—fell short this year, even with bipartisan support. Frustrating? Absolutely. But it’s not the end of the story. CURE and our partners built momentum,
They Didn’t Get It Done. We’re Just Getting Started.
2026 Minnesota Legislative Session Review Minnesota Legislators just wrapped up the session, marking the end of an at-times contentious 2025-2026 biennium. Despite strong efforts from advocates, the legislature was ultimately unable to come to agreement on almost any energy and environmental proposals. “If we don’t fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at
