Gov. Tim Walz, DFL leaders celebrate budget with "generational impact"
On the steps of the State Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a ceremony to celebrate signing the next state budget into law Wednesday morning.
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On the steps of the State Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a ceremony to celebrate signing the next state budget into law Wednesday morning.
Democrats at the Minnesota Capitol say their bills together make up the largest tax cut for the middle class in history. But some of the tax cuts have cutoffs that have some wondering what constitutes the “middle class” these days. WCCO News’ Esme Murphy poses that question to Gov. Tim Walz.
Democrats are calling it the most productive legislative session in Minnesota history. Republicans are crying foul, saying voters will punish the DFL at the polls for a gross overreach.
Gov. Tim Walz joins us in studio to talk about what's been passed and what's left ahead of the session's end.
The Senate signed off on a bill to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older starting this summer. WCCO’s Caroline Cummings explains the long road to get here and what’s next for the historic change to the state’s drug policy.
"From the environment to education, business and abortion, social issues. It is just a sweeping legislation," said University of Minnesota professor Larry Jacobs.
The Minnesota DNR Commissioner wants a $60 million investment as part of the states "Get Out More" program to support the hatcheries as well as the other resources Minnesota anglers need.
Minnesota’s DFL governor Thursday signed three progressive bills into law that boost health care safeguards in Minnesota.
Walz will live in Eastcliff, which President Joan Gabel left along with her post at the University of Minnesota, while the governor's residence undergoes a $6 million renovation.
Gov. Tim Walz has a new rental, and it's saving you money.
Wednesday night, Gov. Tim Walz highlighted what he sees as accomplishments now that Democrats have control at the Minnesota State Capitol.
Gov. Tim Walz in his State of the State address Wednesday called Minnesota "America's North Star," contrasting the vision of Democrats leading the legislature with the policies of other states where Republicans are in control of state government.
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan delivered an update on the state's flooding conditions.
The bipartisan bill will replenish the state's disaster assistance contingency account with $40 million, something Walz says will begin seeing requests almost as soon as it is signed.
State leaders say they're prepared for flooding that could have impacts across Minnesota next week, as temperatures warm following an active winter with heavy snowfall.
State lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz spoke out against the ruling, warning it could impact Minnesota even though abortion is legal in this state.
For the first time in 30 years, a Minnesota attorney general is taking over a criminal case without the greenlight from a county attorney.
A Twin Cities prosecutor says the state’s decision to take over a murder case is “undemocratic.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz intervened in the Zaria McKeever murder case Thursday, moving it out of the hands of newly-elected Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, and into those of Attorney General Keith Ellison.
Two teenagers are charged with killing young mother, Zaria McKeever. Those teenagers would have avoided prison time. But now, the Attorney General is taking the case.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the derailment site and is expected to address the media Thursday morning.
Three children and three adults died after a former student opened fire inside a Christian elementary school.
The legislation prohibits enforcing out-of-state subpoenas, arrest warrants and extradition requests for people from other states who sought treatment that is legal in Minnesota. The bill ultimately passed with a 68-62 vote.
You may have heard both Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican legislators proposing hefty rebate checks for taxpayers. But will you actually get one? Esme Murphy reports the answer is maybe and maybe not.
Minnesota’s governor DFL Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday took a step that he says will make the state safer and more welcoming for the LGBTQ+ community.
