Attend an informational session about a draft housing study completed by a Lake Elmo research group.

Minnesota's highly restrictive medical cannabis laws were discussed and constructively criticized at length in the Drug War Times today. The program is heralded for its quick passage through legislature and implementation in the state, but criticized by reformists who say there are too many restrictions and not enough access, plus the products are expensive causing many to purchase their pot illegally.

FreePress.net has alerted its members and supporters that the FCC recently approved a massive merger deal between Time Warner and Charter Communications. They say the deal means the companies will control 80 percent of the market in cable/Internet in the United States, a move they say will impact the poor most.

A Minnesota man from the Mankato area wants to build the next big thing in the music business and he is launching a crowdfunding campaign to fund tuition at Shark Tank star Daymond John's Launch Academy, which will be starting at the end of the week in Minneapolis, to do it. Meanwhile, due to poor turnout, John's team may never head back to the area again.

See a presentation on changing demographics in New Ulm.