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ST PAUL, Minn. — The new official symbols of Minnesota are closer to being final. The State Emblem Redesign Commission announced the final three finalists during a meeting on Tuesday, with ...

The association ranks Minnesota in 67th place out of 72 U.S. and Canadian state and provincial flags. Minnesota’s design dates from 1957, an evolution from the 1893 original.

The new Minnesota flag, opens new tab, adopted in May, includes symbols specific to Minnesota and was not inspired by Somalia, the flag’s designer and a flag expert adviser on the redesign told ...