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Hermantown data center update; DHS commissioner on medical leave

Podcast: Minnesota Today
Published: May 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 238
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Summary

The Hermantown City Council voted last night to table a vote on a massive Google data center. The tech giant wants to build a nearly $2 billion complex in the city near Duluth. And Minnesota's newly named temporary commissioner for the Department of Human Services is out on medical leave for at least the next month. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.