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PositionSTATELINE - Brief article

Minnesota will have several new capitals come May. In celebration of the state's sesquicentennial (marking 150 years of statehood), the governor has named Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, New Ulm, Winona and Thief River Falls state "capitals for a day." The winning cities were chosen through an online election last fall and represent the state's geological diversity. The Capital for a Day designation is largely ceremonial, but will...

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