Minnesota
Who can apply for Minnesota "bonds" sweepstakes?
The City of St Paul wants dearly to get $27 million dollars of the $50 million bond "sweepstakes" money for the Saint's stadium as their media blitz has outlined.MORE »
Marriage equality is a rural issue!
Marriage Equality, the right of gay folks to marry just like everybody else, is a big city issue... Right?MORE »
Capital investment bill: It's too little; it's too much
Although not thrilled with the size of spending in the capital investment bill, Gov. Mark Dayton, nonetheless, signed off on the nearly $500 million plan.MORE »
Unions cheer Minneapolis City Council approval of stadium plan
As Vikings fans wearing purple and construction workers wearing orange looked on, the Minneapolis City Council Friday voted 7-6 in the final vote of approval needed for a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium to move forward. The vote gave the city’s approval for its part of a $975 million stadium financing plan recently passed by the State Legislature.MORE »
5 weeks, 5 parks, 5Ks: Lake Maria State Park
Hey! This is the fourth! Of five! Have you donated yet? C'mon. You know you want to.MORE »
Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city's signs and daily life
Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language.
That’s because the first city on the Mississippi River way north in Minnesota may be the only town off a reservation trying to incorporate the area’s indigenous Ojibwe language into daily life.MORE »
Nursing moms unite
"The main goal is to make people aware of the law." That was how Susan Berlien described her experience of organizing the Peaceful Nursing Event at a Twin Cities-area indoor playground.MORE »
OPINION | 2012's environmental gains and losses
Now that the 2012 Legislative session has ended and the commotion about the stadium has somewhat subsided, let’s look back at what our elected leaders did on some issues that garnered less press, but faced significant threats: Minnesota’s water and Great Outdoors.MORE »
Očhéthi Šakówiŋ: The Seven Council Fires website is now live
For over a decade the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) has been digitizing collections materials for the purposes of increasing accessibility, supporting research, and preserving original materials. The Očhéthi Šakówiŋ—The Seven Council Fires digitization project expanded to include additional goals. Sought by Dakota individuals who wanted increased access and understanding of the Dakota material culture in the MHS collections, a new level of transparency was achieved. By using the WOTR (Write On The Record) tool to record feedback and comments MHS steps back and shares authority in interpreting this material. Both MHS and Dakota communities will benefit from this partnership as information about these items is dramatically enhanced.MORE »
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