Cost of Minnesota Governor's Residence renovations nearly doubles
The cost to remodel the Minnesota governor's residence has skyrocketed.
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The cost to remodel the Minnesota governor's residence has skyrocketed.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said he will focus on hiring a person with regulatory experience to lead the new state cannabis office after his previous pick stepped down amid controversy.
Governor Walz announced his pick Thursday morning, but by Friday night, Erin DuPree had removed herself from the running. WCCO's Allen Henry looks at why she stepped down and how industry insiders are reacting.
Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are expected to provide clarity regarding the role police officers will play in schools moving forward.
This comes as roughly 40 school districts across the state have pulled SROs as the new school year is underway.
About 40 Minnesota school districts now are without school resource officers. Gov. Tim Walz said he feels a clarification — and agreement — is close on the new law causing the dust-up.
"I think this is fixable. I'm open to whatever that fix looks like," said Gov. Tim Walz.
Activists seeking change in Minnesota's correction system were hoping to grab the governor's attention Saturday morning, bringing a brass band outside his Eastcliff mansion.
It's been nearly two weeks since a group of 100 inmates forced a Stillwater prison into lockdown as they protested living conditions. Saturday, activists continued to push for changes at the facility. This time, requesting a meeting with the governor outside his home to address their concerns.
He was considering it, but now the governor is reportedly backing away from calling a special session.
Activists are continuing their call for change after a prisoner protest last week at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater.
Thanks to a newly passed law, all Minnesota students are eligible to receive one free breakfast and lunch every day, regardless of income status. But new laws are also prompting police departments to pull school resource officers.
Esme Murphy takes a look at the back-to-school concerns that are worrying both educators and parents.
The big picture is that K-12 test scores are still down about 10% since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, only 45% of Minnesota students show proficiency in math, and only 50% show proficiency in reading.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that he authorized the state's national guard to provide emergency aviation support in fighting severe wildfires in Louisana.
Minnesota’s governor is hoping you can help track down his cat.
"We appreciate our neighbors in Saint Paul keeping an eye out for him," Walz said. "There will be two very grateful kids over here if Afton finds his way home."
Visits to the food shelf are still hitting record highs. Many COVID assistance programs have ended, which advocates say is contributing to the uptick. But a state policy impacting your kid in school may help ease that demand.
Trooper Ryan Londregan shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop on I-94 in north Minneapolis last week. Cobb's family has since met with Minnesota's governor and the county attorney who will ultimately consider potential criminal charges in the case. In a new letter obtained by WCCO, the trooper's lawyer calls that "inappropriate."
Minnesota's largest police union says the governor should not have met with the family of a man killed by a state trooper.
Relatives of a man killed by a state trooper say they had an "important meeting" with Minnesota's governor Wednesday.
Relatives of a man killed by a state trooper say they had an "important meeting" with Minnesota's governor Wednesday.
Drivers for rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft could soon be entitled to minimum compensation for miles and minutes driven in the city of Minneapolis.
A Minnesota family wants three state troopers fired and charged for a deadly shooting during a traffic stop.
In a letter to Gov. Walz, Republicans say they want to see more rules to keep weed away from kids. Allen Henry has what you need to know.
