Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene....
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene....
Commission selects a final concept for the redesigned Minnesota state flag (www.twincities.com)
The design has a number of variations, and the panel will meet again [Tuesday, December 19] to settle the final details.
Commission selects a final concept for the redesigned Minnesota state flag (www.twincities.com)
The design has a number of variations, and the panel will meet again [Tuesday, December 19] to settle the final details.
The 6 finalists for Minnesota's new state flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblem Redesign Commission is set to reconvene next month to choose a new state flag and seal. The panel found six flag and five seal designs Tuesday that will move on.
The 6 finalists for Minnesota's new state flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblem Redesign Commission is set to reconvene next month to choose a new state flag and seal. The panel found six flag and five seal designs Tuesday that will move on.
Split Rock Lighthouse hosts annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony (www.mprnews.org)
A crowd of several hundred people is expected to gather at Split Rock Lighthouse on Friday for a memorial ceremony and beacon-lighting to mark the 48th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
St. Paul voters say yes to 1 percent sales tax hike for parks, streets (www.mprnews.org)
The city estimates the sales tax would provide nearly $1 billion in improvements for streets and parks over the next 20 years. It takes effect April 1.
New voices emerge in Minnesota city, school board elections (www.mprnews.org)
Votes were still being counted late Tuesday but some history was already made with Nadia Mohamed’s election as mayor of St. Louis Park and Mayor Emily Larson’s loss in Duluth. In the state’s largest school district, two candidates endorsed by a conservative group won seats.
How to vote in Minnesota on Election Day (www.mprnews.org)
Tuesday is Election Day in Minnesota. And while it’s an off-year for most races, there are cities and school districts holding elections for positions in local governments.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (gunowners.mn)
As seen on yesterday's episode of Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands (www.mprnews.org)
The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.
Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools (www.mprnews.org)
Occasional parent concerns about a book have morphed into confrontations with groups and parents coming in with long lists of titles they see as inappropriate. It’s happening across the nation and in Minnesota, where Bloomington schools face pressure to remove dozens of titles.
[Analysis] Two Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out. (www.nytimes.com)
The Nobles of Iowa moved to blue Minnesota. The Huckinses of Oregon moved to red Missouri. Their separate journeys, five weeks apart, illustrate the fracturing of America.
[Analysis] How a Little-Known Group Helped Resurgent Democrats Wield Power (www.nytimes.com)
For decades, Republicans have had a far more robust network of conservative policy groups to push their legislative agenda. Now the States Project is aiming to fill that void on the left.
OC A simple Minnesota flag redesign
Minnesota flag redesign alignment chart
OC Minnesota flag redesign alignment chart
Rethinking I-94 Alternatives Survey (talk.dot.state.mn.us)
Survey about the changes to I-94 from the MNDOT. The differences are hard to see but would have large changes in the quality of life within the cities
Rethinking I-94 Alternatives Survey (talk.dot.state.mn.us)
Survey about the changes to I-94 from the MNDOT. The differences are hard to see but would have large changes in the quality of life within the cities
Veggie Garden Tour - Early July - S4 E3 (www.youtube.com)
It's one week into a lovely zone 4 Minnesota July and Brian gives a tour of the veggie garden to see what all is growing -- and how well -- at this time of year
Care about punk music, trans history or both? You need to know Venus DeMars (www.mprnews.org)
DeMars, 63, formed her first band and came out as trans in the ‘80s. She’s full of stories and wisdom from more than three decades as an out trans rock star in Minnesota. (Cross point from https://kbin.social/m/minnesota@midwest.social)