Tag: Minnesota

Minnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement. The new symbols eliminate an old […]

Election Watchdog Sues Wisconsin, Minnesota Over Transparency

Wisconsin is one of the most fiercely contested battleground states in this election cycle, but it lacks the federal transparency requirements imposed on most states, according to a lawsuit by an election watchdog.  Minnesota, generally a solidly blue state although it saw a razor- thin margin in the results of the 2016 presidential race, also […]

Kamala Harris to tour Minnesota clinic that performs abortions

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday plans to tour a Minnesota clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care, as Democrats play up their opposition to the rollback of abortion rights in an effort to help reelect President Joe Biden in November. It will be the first time that a president or […]

Religious Freedom Is Dead in Minnesota – HotAir

Last year the Minnesota Human Rights Act was amended to include gender identity as one of the protected classes, meaning that it is illegal to discriminate based on gender identity.  Human rights laws in Minnesota have always allowed religious exemptions for such classifications for obvious reasons. Requiring a Mosque or a Catholic Church to employ […]