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Minnesota has unveiled a new state flag design to replace one that was considered racist by many Native American leaders.. The waving symbol, which was adopted in 1957 and based on an 1893 design ...
Minnesota unveiled a new state flag Tuesday after the original flag drew criticism for its design and depiction of Native Americans. The State Emblems Redesign Commission said it selected a new ...
Minnesota's new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark blue background shaped like the state, with a solid light blue field at the right, a special commission decided ...
Thus, the new state flag consisted of an all light-blue banner with a simplified shape of Minnesota on the hoist in dark blue and a simplified eight-pointed star in the center of the shape. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] According to the commission, the eight-pointed star is a design used by indigenous and immigrant cultures, forms the shape of the ...
The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota is the state seal of the U.S. state of Minnesota.It was adopted on May 11, 2024, alongside the state flag, for Statehood Day.It features a common loon, Minnesota's state bird, wild rice, the state grain, and the North Star, representing the state's motto (L'Étoile du Nord), and is themed around Minnesota's nature.
A special election will be held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on January 28, 2024 to elect a new member for District 60 in the Minnesota Senate, representing Northeast Minneapolis in Hennepin County. The election will fill a vacancy caused by the death of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member Kari Dziedzic on December 28, 2024.
On Dec. 19, a new state flag for Minnesota was approved. The new design was chosen from over 2,600 submissions from the public. Minnesota's new flag features an eight-pointed North Star, in ...
Minnesota (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ s oʊ t ə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.