Abortion in two Americas
WCCO’s Esme Murphy looks at the rhetoric and reality in Minnesota of a ruling that has divided the nation.
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WCCO’s Esme Murphy looks at the rhetoric and reality in Minnesota of a ruling that has divided the nation.
Between rallies from the two opposing groups, elected officials detailed their plans to keep abortion legal in the state as neighboring states outlaw the practice.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Saturday shielding those who travel to Minnesota to get an abortion from prosecution.
A day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting those who travel to Minnesota to get an abortion.
Many people with disabilities are not getting the adequate care they need as more than 170 group homes have closed across the state since October, ACR Group Homes said.
Under the plan, single tax filers making up to $164,000 a year would get $1,000 checks while couples earning up to $273,470 would get $2,000 checks.
Gov. Tim Walz again said he wants to immediately give half the surplus back in the form of one-time checks. Republicans say it's just a political gimmick.
On Sunday, Gov. Tim Walz said he wants to cut $2,000 checks for most Minnesota couples, and $1,000 to single Minnesotans. Republican Party members are calling it an election year gimmick.
State Republican leaders blame the governor for the surplus stalemate, and Gov. Tim Walz says they are the ones to blame.
Gov. Tim Walz is reviving and doubling down on his "Walz checks" proposal, saying he now wants to give families back $2,000 and individuals back $1,000 from the record surplus. This comes after talks for a deal with the GOP collapsed late last week.
Gov. Tim Walz is reviving and doubling down on his Walz checks proposal, saying he now wants to give families back $2,000 and individuals back $1,000 from the record surplus.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz told reporters late Thursday that talks with Republican leaders had "reached an impasse," leaving about $7.2 billion of an original $9.25 billion surplus unspent.
Gov. Tim Walz said that Republicans in the Senate were not willing to negotiate on the deal which included $4 billion in tax cuts.
St. Louis County has effectively ended veteran homelessness, the governor announced Thursday.
Gov. Tim Walz has the cash advantage - 4.5 million dollars - 7 times larger than the current state of Scott Jensen's campaign bank account with more 660,000 dollars.
Democrat Gov. Tim Walz has a significant cash advantage over his GOP challenger Dr. Scott Jensen as the general election campaign takes shape, new campaign finance reports made public Wednesday show.
The Republican hopeful for Minnesota governor detailed what he'd do to fight rising crime.
The Department of Natural Resources is offering special programs and incentives to encourage Minnesotans to get outside throughout June.
The proclamation was signed by the governor, noting that "every day, more than 100 people in the United States are killed by gun violence," and that "people in the United States are 25 times more likely to die by gun homicide than people in other high-income countries."
Minnesotans can now order more free at-home COVID-19 tests through the state's online ordering program.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has escaped any serious challenge from within GOP ranks, but other party-backed candidates for attorney general and the southern Minnesota congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn will have hurdles to clear in the state's Aug. 9 primary.
"I will continue to promote and build support for the bold, new ideas on which my campaign was built and to create the political vehicle that can transform proposals to policy," Hepola said.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an agriculture funding bill Thursday that includes drought relief for farmers, investments in rural broadband and support for beginning farmers.
Gov. Tim Walz has named Nancy Daubenberger as his new transportation commissioner, a post she had filled on an interim basis since the departure of former Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher.
Minnesota beer lovers can again buy growlers at some of the state's largest breweries and six packs to-go at other smaller taprooms under a new law effective Monday.
