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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Small but mighty showing for anti-establishment GOP ... - MinnPost
WEBAug 11, 2022 · Small but mighty showing for anti-establishment GOP candidates in Minnesota primary. Members of the New Republican Caucus from 2019: Rep. Tim Miller, Rep. Steve Drazkowski, Rep. Jeremy Munson and ...
Is Minnesota home to the largest number of Somali Americans in …
WEBJul 11, 2023 · Yes. Minnesota Compass reports a total of 86,610 Somali Americans reside in the state, the largest population in the country. An estimated 37,048 residents of Minnesota were born in Somalia ...
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 ...
VP candidate Tim Walz has deep connections to agriculture and ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Hoefner noted that the last time the term climate change appeared in a farm bill was in 1990, an indication of just how polarized and partisan the issue has become in farm policy debates since then.
Who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ pick for Vice President? - MinnPost
WEBJul 24, 2024 · With growing support for Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic ticket, speculation is swirling over who will be her running mate. by Jazzmine Jackson and Peter Callaghan 07/24/2024 ...
125 years ago, deadly ‘Children’s Blizzard’ blasted Minnesota
WEBJan 11, 2013 · Erik Olson, a Swedish bachelor farmer in Beaver Creek, Minn., took off on a half-mile walk to his strawstack, to get the raw stuff for the twisted-straw sticks he burned for heat. Johnny Walsh, a ...