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Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. [19] The Minnesota Constitution of 1858 created the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, elected separately to two-year terms; these were lengthened to four years starting in 1963. As of 1974, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket. [20]
Victoria has been nicknamed "The City of Lakes and Parks" because it has over 200 acres (0.81 km 2) of reserved land, 13 parks, and nine lakes within its borders. Victoria is also home to the 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) Carver Park Reserve. In the 1850s, Victoria's rich soil attracted many farmers from Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
The Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener is a tradition that dates back to 1948. [23] The event was designed to promote the development of Minnesota's recreation industry. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The Governor goes to a selected lake in Minnesota to fish on the opening weekend of the fishing season.
Until Victoria obtained responsible government in 1855, the Governor-general of New South Wales appointed lieutenant-governors to Victoria. [7] On Victoria obtaining responsible government in May 1855, the title of the then incumbent lieutenant-governor, Captain Sir Charles Hotham , became governor.
Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, a Republican, criticized Pawlenty's budget strategy: he borrowed more than $1 billion from the tobacco settlement (money set aside for health care), more than $1.4 billion from K-12 education funding, and more than $400 million [42] from the Health Care Access Fund for low-income families, among other ...
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Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served from 1991 to 1999 as the 37th governor of Minnesota.Carlson is considered a liberal Republican.
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee, former state senator Scott Jensen , [ 1 ] winning a second term.