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Does Minnesota law have a ‘viability’ threshold limiting abortion?
WEBJul 12, 2022 · The following year, Minnesota lawmakers enacted some restrictions, passing a law that says abortions after a fetus is “potentially viable” must be performed at a hospital, and are limited to ...
The story behind Minnesota’s weirdly shaped northern border
WEBFeb 4, 2014 · John Mitchell’s 1755 map showed Lake of the Woods as roughly egg-shaped. In 1798, British explorer David Thompson proved that the northernmost source of the Mississippi was south of Lake of the ...
The story behind the stories: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life ... - MinnPost
WEBAug 19, 2014 · The Little House series offered generations of children a glimpse into life on the nineteenth-century American prairie and immortalized a sod house on the banks of Minnesota’s Plum Creek. Laura ...
How Walz won Minnesota governor's race against Jensen in charts …
WEBNov 9, 2022 · DFL Gov. Tim Walz beat GOP candidate Scott Jensen in Tuesday’s election by 7.7 percentage points, a smaller margin than his 11.4-point victory in 2018. Nonetheless, it was considered a major ...
Walz spending plan consumes much of Minnesota’s current
WEBJan 27, 2022 · A lot of Walz's proposed spending would be embedded into the state operating budget, obligating the state to spend more in the future to keep those programs in place.
What we know about abortions in Minnesota - MinnPost
WEBMay 3, 2022 · The most recent report came out in 2021 and covers 2020. 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 ...
What you need to know about the Twin Metals mine plan
WEBDec 18, 2019 · Twin Metals plans to directly employ 700 full-time workers at the mine and estimates it would create another 1,400 spinoff jobs in the region. By comparison, PolyMet says it will create 360 direct ...
A brief history of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range - MinnPost
WEBMay 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 ...
Fixes to Duluth’s ‘can of worms’ highway interchange ... - MinnPost
WEBJun 17, 2021 · Posted in National Fixes to Duluth’s ‘can of worms’ highway interchange are underway, but finishing the whole project may hinge on federal infrastructure negotiations