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Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [79] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Michele Marie Bachmann (/ ˈ b ɑː x m ə n /; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015.
District-wide smoking ban: Effective January 2007, smoking is banned in bars, restaurants, and other public places in the District of Columbia; exempts outdoor areas, designated hotel/motel rooms, retail tobacco stores, cigar bars, hookah bars, and businesses that can show they receive 10% or more of their annual revenue from tobacco sales ...
Minnesota: May 2013 Marriage [152] 37 30 75 59 Signed Yes Nevada: June 2013 Domestic partnership (expansion) [153] 21 0 41 0 Signed Yes Hawaii: November 2013 Marriage [154] 19 4 30 19 Signed Yes Illinois: November 2013 Marriage [155] [156] 32 21 61 54 Signed Yes New York: February 2014 Marriage (codification) [157] [158] — — 125 10 — No ...
In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades, there was an expansion of federal, state, and local laws and rulings to protect transgender Americans until 2025; however, many rights remain unprotected, and some rights are being eroded.