Minnesota State Government

Extracted Attributes

• Governor

  Tim Walz

• Area Rank

  12th largest U.S. state

• Population

  5.8 million residents

• State Motto

  L'Étoile du Nord (The Star of the North)

• Headquarters

  130 State Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Employee Count

  Over 50,000 employees

• Statehood Date

  1858-05-11

• Lieutenant Governor

  Peggy Flanagan

• Political Affiliation

  Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)

Timeline

• The United States acquires the region as part of the Louisiana Purchase from France. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1803-04-30

• Minnesota is admitted to the Union as the 32nd U.S. state. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1858-05-11

• Minnesota begins its ongoing trend of voting for Democratic presidential nominees. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1976-11-02

• The DFL party gains control of all three branches of the Minnesota government and passes progressive reforms. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Investigative reports surface alleging massive daycare fraud and systemic corruption within the state's entitlement programs. (Source: Document 50cb012b-defb-4e4a-a485-0740769f4098)

  2024-01-01

Minnesota

Minnesota ( 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. The northeast corner has a water boundary with Michigan. It is the 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd-most populous, with about 5.8 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"; it has 14,420 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each. Roughly a third of the state is forested. Much of the remainder is prairie and farmland. More than 60% of Minnesotans (about 3.71 million) live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", which is Minnesota's main political, economic, and cultural hub and the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Other minor metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas include Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud. Minnesota, which derives its name from the Dakota language, has been inhabited by various Native Americans since the Woodland period of the 11th century BCE. Between roughly 200 and 500 CE, two areas of the indigenous Hopewell tradition emerged: the Laurel complex in the north, and Trempealeau Hopewell in the Mississippi River Valley in the south. The Upper Mississippian culture, consisting of the Oneota people and other Siouan speakers, emerged around 1000 CE and lasted through the arrival of Europeans in the 17th century. French explorers and missionaries were the earliest Europeans to enter the region, encountering the Dakota, Ojibwe, and various Anishinaabe tribes. Much of what is now Minnesota formed part of the vast French holding of Louisiana, which the United States purchased in 1803. After several territorial reorganizations, the Minnesota Territory was admitted to the Union as the 32nd state in 1858. Minnesota's official motto, L'Étoile du Nord ("The Star of the North"), is the only state motto in French. This phrase was adopted shortly after statehood and reflects both the state's early French explorers and its position as the northernmost state in the contiguous U.S. As part of the American frontier, Minnesota attracted settlers and homesteaders from across the country. Its growth was initially based on timber, agriculture, and railroad construction. Into the early 20th century, European immigrants arrived in significant numbers, particularly from Scandinavia, Germany, and Central Europe. Many were linked to the failed revolutions of 1848, which partly influenced the state's development as a center of labor and social activism. Minnesota's rapid industrialization and urbanization precipitated major social, economic, and political changes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the state was at the forefront of labor rights, women's suffrage, and political reform. Consequently, Minnesota is relatively unique among Midwestern states in being a reliable base for the Democratic Party, having voted for every Democratic presidential nominee since 1976, longer than any other U.S. state. Since the late 20th century, Minnesota's economy has diversified away from traditional industries such as agriculture and resource extraction to services, finance, and health care. Minnesota ranks highly among national averages in terms of life expectancy, healthcare standards, and education, and above average in income per capita. Minnesota is home to 11 federally recognized Native American reservations (seven Ojibwe, four Dakota), and its culture, demographics, and religious landscape reflect Scandinavian and German influence. This heritage continues to affect the state's racial demographics, making it one of the country's least diverse states, but in recent decades, Minnesota has become more multicultural, due to both larger domestic migration and immigration from Latin America, Asia, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East. The state has the nation's largest population of Somali Americans and second-largest Hmong community.

Web Search Results

• State of Minnesota - LinkedIn

  Minnesota State Government is the third largest employer in the state of Minnesota, employing over 50,000 diverse and talented employees in more than 100 state agencies, boards, commissions, colleges, and universities. Our workplaces can be found across the state in 86 out of 87 Minnesota counties and a small share of employees work in out-of-state locations. When you bring your career to the State of Minnesota, the work you do affects the quality of life of millions of Minnesotans. From those [...] # State of Minnesota N/A Government Administration • Saint Paul, Minnesota • 82,797 followers • 10,001+ employees [...] Minnesota Department of Human Services (Government Administration): (Saint Paul, MN); Hennepin County (Government Administration): (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Minnesota Department of Health (Government Administration): (St. Paul, MN); Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (Government Administration): (St. Paul, MN); City of Minneapolis (Government Administration): (N/A); Minnesota Department of Transportation (Government Administration): (Saint Paul, Minnesota); Ramsey

• Minnesota - Wikipedia

  | Largest metro "Statistical area (United States)") and urban areas | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | | Government | | • Governor | Tim Walz (DFL) | | • Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan (DFL) | | Legislature | Legislature | | • Upper house | Senate | | • Lower house | House of Representatives | | Judiciary | Minnesota Supreme Court | | U.S. senators | Amy Klobuchar (DFL) Tina Smith (DFL) | [...] Minnesota (/ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtə/ ⓘ 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. The northeast corner has a water boundary with Michigan. It is the 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd-most populous, with about 5.8 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land [...] professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, attracted national attention for their unconventional manner, but both enjoyed some popularity within the state. After a period of mostly divided government during the 21st century, the DFL (Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party) gained control of all three branches of Minnesota's government and passed significant reforms in the 2023 legislative session, moving the state in a progressive direction.

• Government and Public Records - Minnesota State Law Library

  The Three Branches of Minnesota Government - MN House of Representatives Public Information Service State Government - mn.gov Historical Information About Minnesota State Government - MN Legislative Reference Library Historical Documents Search - MN Secretary of State Terms Used in Local Government Legislation - Research Dept., MN House of Representatives Links for Youth - MN State Legislature ## United States Government ##### United States Constitution [...] Skip to Main Content Minnesota State Law Library # Government and Public Records Government Structure Access to MN Government Information Freedom of Information Act Open Meeting Laws Government Resources ## Contact Us ##### Email: Ask A Librarian Minnesota State Law Library G25 Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-297-7651 Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, M - F Facebook ## General Links - Resources/Services [...] Constitution of the State of Minnesota The historical documents leading up to the constitution of the State of Minnesota can also be found in Volume 1 of the Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Statutes Annotated, both of which are available at the library. Minnesota Statutes Annotated also has reproductions of the original handwritten constitutions. The Minnesota State Constitution - MN House of Representatives Public Information Service ##### Minnesota Government

• Minnesota.gov Portal / mn.gov // Minnesota's State Portal

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• Minnesota | USAGov

  Main address: 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55155 ## Congress members Find the names and contact information for your elected officials ## State agencies [...] Department of Agriculture Social Services Office of the Attorney General Department of Corrections Local governments The United States Attorney's Office - Minnesota District Department of Education Elections and Voting Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department of Health Motor Vehicles Office of Attorney General SHARE THIS PAGE: Top [...] An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. # Minnesota ## State government website Minnesota ## Governor Governor Tim Walz Contact Governor Walz Phone: 1-651-201-3400