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MEA weekend: Explaining a distinctly Minnesotan tradition
Oct 16, 2019 · Here, many students, parents and educators look forward to the third Thursday and Friday of October as a much-needed break without the added stress of an actual holiday. But MEA break exists for a ...
A brief history of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range - MinnPost
May 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 ...
Island Peži will be closest marijuana dispensary to Twin Cities
Jun 27, 2024 · Prairie Island dispensary will offer early test for recreational cannabis sales closer to the Twin Cities. Island Peži, which officially launches Saturday, is about 40 minutes from St. Paul ...
Moriarty is new Hennepin County attorney; Witt the next sheriff
Nov 9, 2022 · Hennepin County has elected the first Black sheriff in its history, with Dawanna Witt trouncing Joseph Banks on Tuesday, with 64% of votes as of publication, compared to 35.4% for Banks, for the ...
Minnesota’s ‘most progressive’ tax state designation explained
Feb 1, 2024 · Minnesota is now the state with the nation’s most-progressive tax system in the U.S., as calculated by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Its data-driven assessment ...
Verdict is in already in almost all judge contests in Minnesota
Aug 18, 2022 · The few times when challenges do happen are if the seat is filled with a recently appointed judge or if that judge “did something stupid” such as happened in St. Paul in 2018 when Judge G ...
What we know about abortions in Minnesota - MinnPost
May 3, 2022 · 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 each year since 2018. In terms of the state’s population ...
What to do this weekend in Minneapolis, St. Paul - MinnPost
May 15, 2024 · Weekend Picks: Art-A-Whirl; The Decemberists at The Palace; A Year with Frog and Toad. Plus: History Theatre and Theater Mu’s production of “Blended 和 (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters”; The ...
Finstad’s win in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District ... - MinnPost
Aug 12, 2022 · Still, Trump got 53.8 percent percent of the vote in the 1st, beating Biden by more than 10 points. By comparison, Finstad received about 50.7 percent of the vote. Finstad also underperformed ...