Minnesota lawmakers have put forth a bill that would enshrine tunes from the state's two biggest musical legends as official state songs. A bill introduced in the state Senate last week would make ...

Should Minnesota have a new official state song? Or maybe two of them? A group of five bipartisan state senators have introduced a bill that would make both Prince's "Purple Rain" and Bob Dylan's ...

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Having his 1984 hit “Purple Rain” named one of the state songs of Minnesota “would have meant so much” to Prince, his sister Sharon Nelson told a state Senate committee Tuesday. “It was more than just ...

At Normandale Hills Elementary in Bloomington, they sing a song of Minnesota. “We’re called the land of 10,000 lakes,” the students sing. “As a statistic, that’s a mistake. There are 11,842, from the ...

Readers Write: Minnesota state song, public health, social security Neither “Purple Rain” nor “Girl from the North Country” even mention Minnesota by name — I have a better idea for a new state song.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — What has Minnesota given to the world? Waterskis, SPAM... and of course musical legends Prince and Bob Dylan. Some Minnesota lawmakers seek to enshrine Prince's "Purple Rain" and ...

ST. PAUL — Lawmakers will face a new reality next week as the Minnesota House is set to return to a 67-67 tie, reverting back to co-chair committees. With their last week of a 67-66 majority, House ...