President-elect Joe Biden pledged to maximize the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them, using a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to direct private manufacturing.
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota National Guard Brigadier Gen. Shawn Manke, Minnesota State Patrol chief Col. Matt Langer and other public safety officials provided an update Friday on security at the State Capitol.
Minnesota's top public safety officials say they have detailed precautions set up ahead of protests this weekend, but said Friday there are no credible threats against the Minnesota Capitol.
Henry Ford chose the St. Paul site carefully. Minnesota was a central location, and the plant was sitting on a mine — not of gold, but of pure, white silica sand.
The Forest Service says it's making educational videos mandatory for permits after last season's "unacceptably high amount" of damage to the wilderness.
