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.

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 ...

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Minnesota would designate three state songs – "Hail! Minnesota", "Girl from the North Country" and "Purple Rain" – under a bipartisan bill heard in a committee Tuesday. "Hail! Minnesota" was made the ...

Boyfriends Erik Nelson, center, and Wesley Noble, right, sing the Minnesota state song with friends during a party they hosted to celebrate the new Minnesota state flag on Saturday in St. Paul.