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State capital: St. Paul Entered Union: May 11, 1858 Population: 5,100,958 (2004 estimate) Area 79,610 sq mi. (206,190 sq km) Governor: Tim Pawlenty (Republican) U.S. Representatives: 8 State nicknames: North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes |
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Minnesota NewsBudget battle looms as legislature convenes<p>The 2009 Minnesota legislative session begins Tuesday at noon. Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau will convene the Senate.</p> Wesley Pruden<p>A lot of the venal sins of Congress could be judged pornographic, both politically and otherwise, but we've never had an Official Senate Pornographer before.</p> Statement from Franken<p>Statement from Al Franken on Jan. 5, 2009 about the Minnesota Senate race results: "It has been a remarkable couple of months.</p> Two Christmas lottery tickets worth $1 million each<p>If it had not been for the forgotten diapers, two Minnesotans might not be $1 million richer.</p> Turncoat Reveals Moonbat Terrorist Plans<p>On reason to try to hate the moonbattery but not the moonbat is that even the most depraved progressives can choose to redeem themselves - like Austin activist Brandon Darby, who let the FBI in on plans by his ...</p> Funny Business in Minnesota In which every dubious ruling seems to help Al Franken.<p>Funny Business in Minnesota In which every dubious ruling seems to help Al Franken.</p> Minnesota State Budget<p>The dreaded job of fixing Minnesota's broken budget gets going this week. The Minnesota Legislature convenes Tuesday for its 2009 session.</p> Stolen cash fuels $250,000 spending spree<p>Two young Minnesota men allegedly stole a quarter million dollars in cash from the grandfather of one of them on Christmas Day, then went on a two-day shopping spree where they bought at least six cars and ...</p> Minn. Lawmakers Get Down To Business Tuesday<p>Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.</p> MN board to certify Franken's win in ...<p>A state election board on Monday will announce Democrat Al Franken as the winner of the Minnesota Senate race, defeating Republican incumbant Norm Coleman, state officials told CNN Sunday.</p> Fed economic recovery package could give ND Medicaid $66 million boost<p>The new economic recovery package could contain a boost of $66 million in additional federal support for North Dakotaa s Medicaid program to provide health coverage for the poor and elderly.</p> Agriculture: Farm Bureau sets agenda<p>Minnesota farmers, concerned about the pending state budget deficit, want lawmakers to hold the line on spending.</p> Thoughts on budget? The floor is open.<p>For 10 seconds, consider selling a batch of state parks. Or consolidating rural school districts into regional units.</p> Karel scores 19 to lift Wisconsin women over Gophers<p>Alyssa Karel scored 19 points and Teah Gant added 17, rallying Wisconsin from a 13-point first-half deficit to beat Minnesota 62-52 on Monday night.</p> Lawmakers Collect Ideas To Trim Deficit<p>Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.</p> Proposed Minnesota wheat check-off increase defeated<p>A proposal that would have increased the wheat check-off rate in Minnesota fell 14 votes short of being approved in a recent vote by wheat producers at the Prairie Grains Conference in Grand Forks on Dec.</p> 2 Minn. millionaires to be picked<p>The highly anticipated 'Minnesota Millionaire Raffle' returns today, hoping to give two Minnesotans something to celebrate in 2009.</p> Farmers Face Uncertainty In Economic Downturn<p>Click to enlarge The immediate fallout from the recession for farmers is a worldwide bust in the price of corn and soybeans along with other commodities.</p> Minnesota budget future dark<p>" For 28 years, Jim Mulder has looked into his crystal ball and predicted how legislators and the governor will solve budget problems.</p> Survey: Recession will worsen in the months ahead<p>The recession will worsen and unemployment rates will likely soar in nine Midwest and Plains states over the next few months, but a new survey of business leaders suggests the region may fare better than the ...</p> |
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