!minnesota
@midwest.socialhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/09/18/gas-pipeline-pipestone-quarry-sacred-indigenous-people-commission-permit-magellan
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a permit to Magellan Pipeline Company along a route near a pipestone quarry considered sacred by many tribal nations. Tribal input over the past year resulted in the commission requiring the pipeline company to consult with tribes.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/reported-dreamcast-addict-tim-walz-is-now-an-unofficial-crazy-taxi-character/
New "Tim Walz Edition" mod lets the VP hopeful earn some ca-razy (campaign) money.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jr-podcast-minnesota-restaurant-owner-b2610536.html
The restaurant owner purchased a digital billboard for Donald Trump in Minnesota, where Tim Walz is governor
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/30/historical-society-makes-100-years-of-native-newspapers-available-online
The Minnesota Historical Society is archiving hundreds of thousands of newspapers through digital scans. Many of them are newspapers created and owned by Native American Minnesotans.
https://www.startribune.com/how-does-minnesotas-income-inequality-compare-to-other-states/601127751
Minnesota has the highest median personal income in the Midwest and boasts a relatively narrow gap between the lowest incomes and the median.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/20/after-a-quiet-primary-groups-work-to-increase-minnesota-voter-turnout
Minnesota consistently has one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, and organizers in the state are building awareness and civic engagement to maintain that trend for future elections.
https://www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-urban-and-rural-minnesota-might-feel-divided-but-they-need-each-other/601124835
The University of Minnesota is launching a podcast about all the ways we are interconnected. Some of it is surprising.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/business/media/star-tribune-minnesota.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE4.y0Cc.Ylxba6_8oq7A&smid=url-share
The newspaper in Minneapolis is expanding its statewide coverage and changing its name to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
https://www2.startribune.com/speech-dialect-scandinavian-norway-sweden-fargo-minnesota-accent-flat-nasal/600114150/
The state's well-known accent has come to symbolize folksy charm. But it has also been gradually evolving.
https://prospect.org/labor/2024-08-15-minnesota-workers-strike-down-restrictive-covenants/
The state banned so-called ‘restrictive covenants’ that make contracted labor agreements harder to break.