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The story behind Minnesota’s weirdly shaped northern border
WEBFeb 4, 2014 · John Mitchell’s 1755 map showed Lake of the Woods as roughly egg-shaped. In 1798, British explorer David Thompson proved that the northernmost source of the Mississippi was south of Lake of the ...
Does Minnesota law have a ‘viability’ threshold limiting abortion?
WEBJul 12, 2022 · The federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals took issue with that second phrase. In the case Hodgson v. Lawson, the court said the definition presumed viability begins at the end of the 20th week.This ...
How Walz won Minnesota governor's race against Jensen in charts …
WEBNov 9, 2022 · DFL Gov. Tim Walz beat GOP candidate Scott Jensen in Tuesday’s election by 7.7 percentage points, a smaller margin than his 11.4-point victory in 2018. Nonetheless, it was considered a major ...
Your guide to the art of the Minnesota State Fair - MinnPost
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 22 through Sep. 2 ($15). More information here. Sheila Regan. Sheila Regan is a Twin Cities-based arts journalist. She writes MinnPost’s twice-weekly Artscape ...
Walz spending plan consumes much of Minnesota’s current
WEBJan 27, 2022 · A lot of Walz's proposed spending would be embedded into the state operating budget, obligating the state to spend more in the future to keep those programs in place.
A brief history of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range - MinnPost
WEBMay 26, 2020 · The Mesabi Iron Range’s history as a mining district begins well before ore was unearthed. More than two billion years ago, an era of mountain building known as the Algoman orogeny occurred ...
What we know about abortions in Minnesota - MinnPost
WEBMay 3, 2022 · The most recent report came out in 2021 and covers 2020. The number of abortions induced in Minnesota has declined dramatically over the years, from more than 19,000 in 1980 to fewer than 10,000 ...
Minneapolis officials negotiation ShotSpotter extension, expansion
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The city currently pays just more than $233,000 for its ShotSpotter coverage. The initial proposed contract extension is expected to cost an additional $575,000 per year to maintain the city’s ...
Minnesota’s budget surplus grew to $19 billion, but new
WEBFeb 28, 2023 · Had Gov. Tim Walz’s budget office presented the latest economic and revenue forecast one week ago, it would have reported a $19 billion revenue surplus.
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