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Navy veteran and GOP Senate candidate Adam Schwarze is blowing the whistle on new voter fraud evidence in Minnesota. State records show he voted in person in 2012 while he was in California for Navy SEAL training. Schwarze was unaware until a reporter fact-checked his voting history.
Spearmint Energy received site permit approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the 150 MW / 600 MWh Midwater Battery Energy Storage System in Freeborn County. The project, adjacent to the Glenworth Substation, is Spearmint's second permitted battery storage project in the state.
Minnesota enacted a law permitting nursing homes and assisted living facilities to serve alcohol to residents during social events, effective August 1. Governor Tim Walz signed the measure on Tuesday. Facilities can offer alcohol without a full liquor license but cannot sell it, ensuring they do not operate as bars.