{"id":10183,"date":"2026-02-19T15:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10183"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:57:16","slug":"minnesotas-best-voting-ends","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/minnesotas-best-voting-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota&#8217;s Best Voting Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 25\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__all-day\">All day<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star Tribune has revealed this year\u2019s Minnesota\u2019s Best nominees, and Winona State is all over the list! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winona State is up for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best College or University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Graduate or Professional Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Adult Learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Childcare &#8212; for the WSU Children&#8217;s Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vote for Winona State once a day now through Feb. 25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cast your vote by visiting Minnesota&#8217;s Best website, clicking on the \u201cEducation\u201d category, and then selecting each of our 4 subcategories.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.votemnbest.com\/\" class=\"wsu-link cta-button cta-button--external cta-button--lime cta-button-- cta-button--light\" data-animation=\"fade-in-up\" data-animate=\"true\" >\n    <span>Vote for Winona State as Minnesota&#8217;s Best<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<div class=\"tribe-events-event-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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