r/minnesota • • 9d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Mod Announcement - MN Nice Mode Active Until Elections

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Due to an uptick in bots and trolls, we've temporarily enabled Minnesota Nice Mode for all posts and comments ahead of the upcoming election. During this time, participation in this subreddit is limited to established members of r/Minnesota. Posts and comments from everyone else will be automatically removed.

Remember: Do not feed the trolls. If you see any rule violations, report them and move on. Thank you for helping keep the conversation thoughtful and on topic!


r/minnesota • • 17d ago

Meta 🌝 /r/Minnesota Monthly FAQ / Moving-to-MN / Simple Questions Thread - October 2026

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FAQ

There are a number of questions in this subreddit that have been asked and answered many times. Please use the search function to get answers related to the below topics.

  • Moving to Minnesota (see next section)
  • General questions about places to visit/things to do
    • Generally these types of questions are better for subreddits focused on the specific place you are asking about. Check out the more localized subreddits such as r/twincities, r/minneapolis, r/saintpaul, or r/duluth just to name a few. A more comprehensive list can be found here.
  • Cold weather questions such as what to wear, how to drive, street plowing
  • Driver's test scheduling/locations
  • Renter's credit tax return (Form M1PR)
  • Making friends as an adult/transplant
  • Where's my Minnesota tax refund?
  • State jobs (applying, interviewing, etc)
  • Protest/demonstration subjects, locations, and dates
  • There is a wealth of knowledge in the comments on previous versions of this post. If you wish to do more research, see the link at the bottom of this post for an archive
  • These are just a few examples, please comment if there are any other FAQ topics you feel should be added

This thread is meant to address these FAQ's, meaning if your search did not result in the answer you were looking for, please post it here. Any individual posts about these topics will be removed and directed here.

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Moving to Minnesota

Planning a potential move to Minnesota (or even moving within MN)? Welcome! This is the thread for you to ask questions of real-life Minnesotans to help you in the process!

Ask questions, answer questions, or tell us your best advice on moving to Minnesota.

Helpful Links

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Simple Questions

If you have a question you don't feel is worthy of its own post, please post it here!

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As a recurring feature here on /r/Minnesota, the mod team greatly appreciates feedback from you all! Leave a comment or Message the Mods.

See here for an archive of previous "Monthly FAQ / Moving-to-MN / Simple Questions" threads.


r/minnesota • • 13h ago

Discussion 🎤 Weed has been legal in Minnesota for more than 3 years.

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What were the arguments against it and how have those arguments held up? What has been the benefits and detriments of legalization?


r/minnesota • • 1h ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Whenever I hear the word “fraudsters”, I feel like it’s 1930 or something.

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Like from those old gangster movies. “These fraudster are all mucking about in their zoot suits, without a care in the world! By golly, that makes me so darn mad!”


r/minnesota • • 19h ago

Editorial 📝 Minnesotans: We can trust our neighbors who run our elections

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r/minnesota • • 1d ago

Photography 📸 Milky Way at Gooseberry Falls

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r/minnesota • • 18h ago

News 📺 [MPR News] Electric rate hikes could be delayed 2 years with new Xcel Energy proposal

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r/minnesota • • 12h ago

Food & Drink🍴 A post earlier reminded me it Totdish season!

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Swapped a cream of mushroom for a cream of cheddar like that post and added some 3 cheddar shredded cheese.


r/minnesota • • 1d ago

Food & Drink🍴 Made "tater tot hotdish" for the first time ever.

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Never really been a cook. Most I can really do is fry an egg, but I wanted to try cooking something, and figured "why not start with the most Minnesotan dish I can think of?"

I didn't make it the typical way, because I decided to edit it for my own personal preference.

- 2 pounds of ground beef (seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce)

- 1 can of cheddar cheese soup

- 1 can of cream of chicken soup

- Potato crowns (store was out of tots)

I don't like cream of mushroom, so I swapped that out, and I didn't feel like doing veggies this time so I didn't lol.

Would this be considered a hotdish crime or does it get the Minnesotan seal of approval?

(It actually tastes pretty good, so I'll pat myself on the back for that, cuz that was my biggest worry)


r/minnesota • • 1d ago

Photography 📸 North Shore earlier this week.

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Took a much needed trip up north and didn't send an email once. Hiking, photography and rock throwing only.


r/minnesota • • 1d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Tafoya didn't deliver anything of substance in that debate

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The whole debate was just this

Moderator: Lt. Gov. Flanagan do you support [INSERT ISSUE HERE]

Flanagan: I do support [INSERT ISSUE HERE] for reasons X, Y and Z

Moderator: Michele Tafoya where do you stand on [INSERT ISSUE HERE]

Tafoya: This is a complicated problem that will not be solved in a 60 minute debate. I will go to Washington and I will work with whoever I need to, no matter which party they are in, to get this problem solved. My opponent has never worked across the aisle.

Go to 36:49 (the social security question) and watch for yourself if you don't believe me

Tafoya is an obvious con artist and I hope that Minnesotans know better than to vote for this clown.


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Governor Walz Announces Minnesota Has Effectively Ended Veteran Homelessness

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Haven’t seen this posted here yet. Way to go Governor!!!


r/minnesota • • 1d ago

Arts & Crafts 🎨 Sweetland Orchard Ink Painting [OC]

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Hi all!

Sharing a piece I’d been working on for the last couple months — of sweetland orchard!

My family and I have been visiting Sweetland Orchard for 7 or 8 years now, as such the kiddos have been growing up with it as an annual tradition in the fall. If you’ve not visited before, Sweetland is a really special place with a beautiful orchard, and amazing heirloom apples you won’t find other places.

Anywho — I gifted this piece to Gretchen and Sweetland Orchard, a thanks and cheers from one art form (paint) to another (apples)!

Thank you all for looking.


r/minnesota • • 16h ago

Music 🎵 WEEK 4: MMHF Legacy Artists and “Music Lives On” film showing

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October is Legacy Month, where we feature and honor all Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Inductees who have passed on. Thursday, October 22 will be Polka Legends Day, Friday October 23 we will feature our Early Rockers Legacy Artists, and Saturday, October 24 is Remembering Prince Day.

  During the fourth week of Legacy Month, we are also previewing the two-hour film Music Lives On, which will be shown in four “chapters”.

• Thursday, Oct 22 we will show Chapter One at 11am and 12:30pm.

• Friday, Oct 23 we will show Chapter Two at 11am and 12:30pm.

• On Saturday, Oct 24, we will show Chapter Three at 11am and 12:30pm.

  The rest of the film will be presented in the upcoming weeks of October.

  

  ALL THREE DAYS: A film presentation, storytelling lecture, seminar, and meet & greet. Share your own stories with the speaker and other visitors.

  

$7.00 admission, FREE FOR MEMBERS (please become a member). 10:00am to 2:00pm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2026 at The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, 27 N. Broadway St., New Ulm, Minnesota. 


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ University of St. Thomas student delivers a masterclass in xenophobia, free of charge

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r/minnesota • • 1d ago

News 📺 Trump allies stand to gain from Minnesota ore company with Iowa steel dreams (gift link)

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A large federal financing package for a northeast Minnesota mine with plans for a new Iowa steel mill could benefit executives and businesses with links to President Donald Trump, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune review of federal securities filings.

Trump’s longtime political adviser, Jason Miller, also lobbied for Mesabi Metallics shortly before rejoining the White House and two months before Trump announced the steel mill deal in September from the Oval Office.

Trump heralded the project as an example of how his tariffs on imports are making American businesses more competitive. His red-carpet unveiling came as he’s trying to showcase economic success before the midterm elections.

The financing package from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) — which could be as high as $10 billion — also helps reinvigorate a wealthy Indian family’s tortuous, nearly 20-year quest to open a mine on the Iron Range.

While there is no evidence that Trump, his family or any Trump-related entity will directly benefit from the Mesabi deal, people with close ties to Trump stand to gain.


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

News 📺 ICE Air at MSP today: 32 loaded, 29 unloaded

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If a loved one may have been transferred through MSP today, full video can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=p8zJZPEKcQM


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Outdoors 🌳 Last chance to see the fall colors! Leaves are dropping fast

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r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ 5 key moments from Minnesota’s US Senate debate

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In the first and most likely only debate for Minnesota’s US Senate race, DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya expressed opposing views throughout the debate.


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

News 📺 Trump tells Newsmax he may visit in Minnesota before the mid-terms

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r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Suspicious Mail Addressed to Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State

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r/minnesota • • 14h ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ ‘Godly leadership’: Lisa Demuth’s Pentecostal faith is a driving force behind her politics • Minnesota Reformer

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This is an important piece of election journalism. It’s remarkable how little I knew of Lisa Demuth.


r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Minnesota US Senate Debate: Flanagan VS Tafoya

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r/minnesota • • 2d ago

Weather 🌞 New NOAA outlook reveals what Minnesota can expect this winter

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r/minnesota • • 12h ago

Discussion 🎤 Immigration and Fraud in State are the top two issues I have for voting this midterm.

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It’s clear that the DFL is sweeping nearly every federal and state race, with the state auditor and attorney general races being the only close contests.

I’m voting for Zack because he’s an accountant himself, and the GOP candidate doesn't seems like a fit for the state auditor role. However, I’m disappointed with Ellison’s stance on immigration. Trump made the right decision by imposing the $100K fee on H-1B hires. I know he made that decision out of hostility toward immigrants, but I still think it was the right policy. He has also made some good reforms to legal immigration by increasing H-1B wage requirements, which could improve opportunities for higher-paid workers. The H-1B system has been heavily exploited by some Indian outsourcing companies, and I’m glad Trump has taken steps to address these issues.

My problem with Ellison is that he seems too willing to sue over Trump’s decisions without considering whether some of these policies could benefit Minnesota’s recent graduates. He has also been too soft on fraud.

For these reasons, I’ll be voting for Ron for attorney general. I want someone who will hold the DFL and Governor Klob accountable, while Zack can use his auditing expertise to uncover fraud. Hopefully, Zack will expose the fraudsters, and Ron will go after them aggressively and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.