The Minnesota Democratic (DFL) and Republican (GOP) parties have set their presidential primary ballots for the primary election that’s scheduled to take place on March 5. Both parties have included multiple candidates with the DFL including nine candidates on the ballot and the GOP including five. The presidential candidates that will appear on the DFL…
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The Minnesota Flag and Seals Commission met again yesterday and have narrowed their state flag design options from six to three. The flags that will be moving forward for consideration will be designs F944, F1953, and F2100. Between now and their next meeting on Friday designers will create additional mockups of the designs based on…
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The Minnesota Flag and Seals Commission have chosen their design for the new Minnesota State seal. The Commission announced on Tuesday that they unanimously voted to move forward design S224 as the basis for the next state seal of Minnesota. Design S225 features the state bird in a pose that signifies pride and energy. Waves…
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The United States Supreme Court said earlier today it would not would not hear former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s Appeal regarding his 2nd degree murder conviction that he received for his role in the death of George Floyd back in May of 2020. The death of Floyd sparked activist movements and riots across the…
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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has announced that Minnesota gained 7,000 jobs from September to October which marks the third straight month of job growth in the State of Minnesota. DEED also says that Minnesota reached its highest number of jobs on record at 3,001,300 in October which marks the first month…
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by a group called Free Speech for the People aimed to keep former President Donald Trump off the Minnesota Primary and Presidential ballot. The lawsuit was filed back in early September and claimed that Trump was ineligible to run for office for his role in the…
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The Minnesota State Emblems and Redesign Commission received over 2,600 state flag and seal redesigns as Minnesota continues to move forward in their goal of choosing a new state flag and state seal. The State Emblems and Redesign Commission say that State Flag redesigns made up 85% of total submissions with 2,123 total submissions. As…
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that Minnesota will be joining the United States and a bipartisan coalition of states in a civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork and turkey processors. The lawsuit against Agri Stats Inc. alleges that the company violated Section…
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United States President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Minnesota next week on Wednesday, November 1. While the location and reasoning for the visit is still unknown, President Biden is in the process of trying to get Congress to approve a $100 billion funding bill that would see money going to Ukraine and Israel as…
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Earlier this year the Minnesota Legislature approved the process of adopting a new official state seal and flag. Soon after the State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that they will be accepting flag and seal submissions. State Emblems Redesign Commission member Luis Fitch wants to remind all Minnesota residents about the upcoming submission deadline and what…
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