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The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Minnesota's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. There have been 41 governors of the state; one, Rudy Perpich, served non-consecutive terms.
Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), first governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853) 536,075: 155.78 sq mi (403 km 2) Red Lake County: 125: Red Lake Falls: 1896: Polk County: Red Lake River, a river that flows through Minnesota. 3,911: 432.43 sq mi (1,120 km 2) Redwood County: 127: Redwood Falls: 1862: Brown County: Redwood River, a river that ...
The secretary of state is keeper of the Great Seal as prescribed by the Minnesota Constitution. [5] As such, the secretary of state files, certifies, and preserves in his or her office the enrolled laws of the Legislature, executive orders, commissions and proclamations issued by the governor, state agency rules, official oaths and bonds of state officials, and miscellaneous municipal boundary ...
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Minnesota. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 448 law enforcement agencies employing 9,667 sworn police officers, about 185 for each 100,000 residents.
Courts of Minnesota refers to the judicial system of the U.S. state of Minnesota, which has several levels, including two appellate-level courts — the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals — and various lower courts. Supreme Court Chamber of the Minnesota Supreme Court in the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.
The first agency created to protect the state's resources was founded in 1931 by the Minnesota Legislature as the Minnesota Department of Conservation. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] When the Department of Conservation was created, it brought together four separate state entities: forestry, game and fish, drainage and waters, and lands and timber, while adding a ...