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	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 11, 2007.
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Section sizes Section size for Minnesota (48 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 16,239 16,239 Etymology 4,143 4,143 History 20,909 20,909 Geography 2,320 20,764 Geology 7,383 7,383 Flora and fauna 5,165 5,165 Climate 3,944 3,944 Protected lands 1,952 1,952 Cities and towns 6,116 6,116 Demographics 55 13,470 Overview 3,677 3,677 Race and ethnicity 4,290 4,290 Immigration 2,720 2,720 Religion 2,408 2,408 Languages 320 320 Historical racial and ethnic composition 1,201 1,201 Economy 4,028 13,884 Industry and commerce 4,277 4,277 Energy use and production 2,906 2,906 State taxes 2,673 2,673 Culture 65 10,604 Fine and performing arts 2,755 2,755 Literature 1,020 1,020 Entertainment 2,477 2,477 Popular culture 4,287 4,287 Health 7,718 7,718 Education 5,299 5,299 Transportation 5,845 5,845 Law and government 1,517 13,732 Executive 5,991 5,991 Legislature 1,268 1,268 Judiciary 1,854 1,854 Regional 704 704 Federal 1,060 1,060 Tribal 1,338 1,338 Politics 11,267 11,267 Media 4,165 4,165 Sports, recreation and tourism 650 14,497 Organized sports 7,956 7,956 Outdoor recreation 5,891 5,891 See also 131 131 Notes 26 26 References 30 30 External links 71 3,044 Culture and history 486 486 Government 1,013 1,013 Maps and demographics 392 392 Tourism and recreation 1,082 1,082 Total 173,084 173,084

I was wondering if you were ever going to change the flag and seal as they have both been changed due to racism described in the two photos DaDinoDude30 (talk) 21:06, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The flag/seal have not been officially changed yet; April 1, 2024 is expected date.[1] Wracking ^talk! 21:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Change the flag to the new one. JamesonPi (talk) 21:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: The flag has not been officially changed yet. Wracking ^talk! 21:55, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How about now 2600:1014:B083:B84D:0:16:6AFE:2501 (talk) 13:12, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

{{edit flag|Minnesota|answered=no}} the minnesotas flag changed resently heres a link for the new flag https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/19/multimedia/19xp-flag/19xp-flag-superJumbo.jpg Noamargulies (talk) 14:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The flag change has not become official. It will not be changed in the article until it is officially adopted. --Sable232 (talk) 22:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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i want to change the flag cause there is a new flag now 27.3.1.131 (talk) 15:05, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Shadow311 (talk) 15:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The new Minnesota state flag is not set to come into effect until 11 May 2024. Until then, the infobox should remain the same. (AP News)
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Can I switch from the current one to the 2023 redisign (December 19, 2023-present)or Flag of Minnesota (2023 redisign.svg?

File:Flag of Minnesota (2023 redisign).svg File:Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota if you’re looking admin/bueracrat 2600:4040:54BA:2C00:C531:634D:EFFF:8686 (talk) 16:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The new flag has not been officially adopted. The existing flag will remain in the article until the state formally changes it. --Sable232 (talk) 17:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

May 11, 2024 is the effective date.

Previous discussion mentions two dates for the new flag change, both based upon press articles. This is probably based upon Wikipedia's preference for interpretation of original materials. However, to resolve the conflicting dates, I point out that the Flag of Minnesota article links to the statute which states the official effective date.[2] SEWilco (talk) 18:17, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The map has a lot of odd character spacing in the place names, making some of them hard to read; for example, St Croix River looks more like S. Crd xRiver. Also, hovering over the map turns the cursor into a + symbol, which normally means you can click to zoom in, but clicking zooms the image out instead. 2601:642:C201:210:D473:4D77:27B5:BE8E (talk) 01:57, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are several issues with the opening section, particularly around sourcing, which is somewhat poor in several paragraphs.

For example the article lists Minnesota as “one of the richest states in GDP and per capita income.” This claim isn’t sourced. Per Wiki Minnesota ranks 20th and 19th in GDP and GDP/capita and 13th in per capita income. This language feels a little fanciful. Mvdltn (talk) 05:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]