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Here’s the final overall design for the new Minnesota state flag — but tweaks are expected

Here’s the final overall design for the new Minnesota state flag — but tweaks are expected

The State Emblems Redesign Commission selected a new design to replace the state’s current flag in May, barring a veto from the Legislature. The pick came after months of deliberation and narrowing down the field of more than 2,000 submissions.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota commission works to hoist new banner up proverbial flagpole

Minnesota commission works to hoist new banner up proverbial flagpole

The State Emblems Redesign Commission on Friday started cobbling together a new state flag. It’s down to three possible designs, although some mixing and matching is possible.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota counties stand to lose millions after Supreme Court ruling

Minnesota counties stand to lose millions after Supreme Court ruling

In Minnesota, tax-forfeited properties generate millions of dollars that local governments use to run their operations, according to an analysis of public records by MPR News, APM Reports and the APM Research Lab.  
by Kirsti Marohn and Alyson Clary

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Behind the data: A look at Minnesota counties that profited from tax forfeited properties

Behind the data: A look at Minnesota counties that profited from tax forfeited properties

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that counties can no longer profit from the sale of tax-forfeited properties. We analyzed data from the state’s most populous counties and found local governments pocketed millions.
by Alyson Clary

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Minnesota judge upholds new law speeding up voting rights restoration

Minnesota judge upholds new law speeding up voting rights restoration

An Anoka County District Court judge threw out a conservative group’s legal challenge to a law giving people with felony records quicker access to the voting booth. An appeal is planned.
by Matt Sepic

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'Too flaggy': Fourth graders sound off on Minnesota flag finalists

'Too flaggy': Fourth graders sound off on Minnesota flag finalists

Before the year is out, Minnesota will have a new state flag. The debate went to a different forum: Jason Benjamin’s fourth grade class at Burroughs Community School in Minneapolis.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Judge pauses Trump’s 2020 election interference case while he appeals his immunity claim

Judge pauses Trump’s 2020 election interference case while he appeals his immunity claim

Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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