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What makes Minnesota unique? The lakes, the weather…and the Minnesota Citizen’s League. For over 60 years, the Minnesota Citizens League has helped tackle some of the toughest problems in the state. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us more about this influential organization. [Read Transcript...]
In 1972, Helen and Russell Bryan received a tax bill in the amount of $147.95. They stubbornly refused to pay, setting off a chain of events that would land them in the US Supreme Court. Producer Allison Herrera tells us about a Minnesota case that helped Indian Nations determine their own economic future. [Read Transcript...]
Andrew Volstead was an obscure politician from Granite Falls Minnesota. That all changed at the stroke of midnight in January of 1920. The sale and consumption of alcohol was forbidden. The famous 18th Amendment made Volstead a household name-for better or for worse. Producer Allison Herrera tells us about the time when the nation went … [Read Transcript...]
