New Mexico was poised to adopt the tortilla its state bread, but the bill that got unanimous support in the Legislature fell ...

The debates around adopting official state symbols offer levity along with valuable civics lessons for students.

Tortillas in New Mexico, steak in Oregon... Bigfoot in California? Why US states are adopting new symbols - Legislating isn’t always about taxes, tariffs and other serious issues. Lawmakers sometimes ...

Pictured: Tots (Sharyn Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Even if we found a vegetable we could all get behind, and then top with Top the Tater, most proposed state symbols go down in Jolly Green ...

From cattle to cocktails Official state symbols date to the late 1800s ... of Bethlehem and has become synonymous with Christmas. Minnesota might adopt a whole constellation, with legislation ...

State symbols frequently take center stage on the state seals ... Some seal redesigns continue to happen today. Minnesota ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa’s neighbors to the north have a host of official state symbols. Fittingly, Wisconsin’s ...

A Minnesota state senator who was one of the authors ... as well as acts of aggression and violence toward his supporters and symbols.

A Republican Minnesota state senator was charged Wednesday in ... as well as acts of aggression and violence toward his supporters and symbols. Following the news of the arrest, the Minnesota ...

Official state symbols date to the late 1800s ... the Star of Bethlehem and has become synonymous with Christmas. Minnesota might adopt a whole constellation, with legislation pending that ...