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[[Image:Seal mncolor.gif|right|thumb|State Seal]]
[[Image:Seal mncolor.gif|right|thumb|State Seal]]
'''Minnesota''' is located in the Midwestern region of the [[United States]] and on May 11th, 1858 became the thirty-second state to enter into the union. During the [[American Civil War]] Minnesota supported the Union Army. The capital of Minnesota is [[Saint Paul (city)|Saint Paul]] and the largest city is [[Minneapolis]]. These cities are sometimes referred to as the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]], due to their close proximity. The current governor of Minnesota is [[Mark Dayton]], a [[Democrat]].
'''Minnesota''' is located in the Midwestern region of the [[United States]] and on May 11th, 1858 became the thirty-second state to enter into the union. During the [[American Civil War]] Minnesota supported the Union Army. The capital of Minnesota is [[Saint Paul (city)|Saint Paul]] and the largest city is [[Minneapolis]]. These cities are sometimes referred to as the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]], due to their close proximity. The current governor of Minnesota is [[Mark Dayton]], a radical leftist liberal [[Democrat]].
==Climate==
==Climate==
Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though this now is an issue primarily of tradition than actual meaning.
Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though this now is an issue primarily of tradition than actual meaning.
==2011 Government Shutdown==
The state government of Minnesota shut down on July 1, 2011, due to DFL politicians' unwillingness to compromise on taxes and spending, despite the GOP's best efforts to avert a crisis with a compromise measure. Governor Mark Dayton, in particularly, held a rigid line on taxes, and compromised only when it became clear how much the shutdown was hurting ordinary Minnesotans.
The shutdown ended July 20, 2011, with a spending bill negotiated by the GOP, DFLers, and Dayton.
==Elected Officials==
==Elected Officials==