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Minnesota Tornado Damage Estimated at $8.1 Million

Jul 28 2000 // The tornado that pummeled Granite Falls, Minn. earlier this week is estimated to have caused $8.1 million in damage to homes and other property. Homeowners suffered $3 million in losses and $2.8 million in damage to...

Minnesota Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Several Privacy Bills

May 19 2000 // The Minnesota Legislature adjourned Thursday without gaining final passage of privacy bills dealing with financial records, telephone calling records and telephone “do not call” lists. The bills were passed...

Minnesota Passes Electronic Signature Law

Apr 24 2000 // Buying insurance on the Internet will be easier in Minnesota since the state has enacted the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The law allows electronic signatures and record keeping to be as binding as manual...

Minnesota Court Gives A.G. Authority Over Insurers

Apr 6 2000 // A Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled to support the state attorney general’s authority to sue insurance companies. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed against the American Family Mutual Insurance Co. by...