Gov. Tim Walz Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions, Earlier Restaurant And Bar Closing Times
Walz plans to unveil at least some of his restrictions at 2 p.m. Tuesday, hinting they would be more "surgically, much more aggressively" targeted.
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Walz plans to unveil at least some of his restrictions at 2 p.m. Tuesday, hinting they would be more "surgically, much more aggressively" targeted.
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday that he plans to announce new restrictions that target active spreaders of COVID-19 in an effort to bring the coronavirus under control as cases have surged to dangerous levels in recent weeks.
State data shows high case numbers in younger people have led to a larger proportion of deaths in people ages 70 and up.
Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Robert Doty to be the next commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue, the governor's office announced Friday.
"I'm hopeful that now we can do something in the middle, not a full and complete lockdown, but we can't keep doing what we're doing," Dr. David Hilden said.
On Thursday, Joe Biden's campaign announced the Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president will travel to St. Paul for a drive-in event.
"The four of us don't agree on everything. But we do agree on this: The 2020 election is too important to sit out."
Fellow journalists, professional athletes and sports teams, politicians and other public figures are bidding farewell to Sid Hartman.
The report also blames Democrats for identifying with the causes promoted by the demonstrators, causing them to lose sight of their responsibility to protect the public from criminal acts committed during the riots.
Democrats held metro-wide campaign events Saturday morning, and a Republican rally was scheduled in Rush City Saturday evening.
Walz announced he's going to extend Minnesota's peacetime emergency another 30 days. Each time Walz declares or extends an emergency, lawmakers have the chance to vote on it.
Following a visit to Minnesota, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both tested positive for COVID-19.
For the first time since declaring a state of emergency in March over the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tim Walz outlined this week what he believes is needed to end the peacetime emergency.
This is all happening over the backdrop of new data that shows, from Aug. 21 to Sept. 4, 73 high school athletes who tested positive and 735 students who came into close contact with a positive case.
The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation and Public Safety Committee says a Minneapolis police commander sent a detailed request on May 27, after the first night of violent protests.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday funding for two major road construction projects.
A group called Free Minnesota Small Business Coalition argued the governor is usurping the powers of the Legislature.
Gov. Tim Walz addressed Minnesota's COVID-19 situation on Thursday afternoon, warning that if the numbers don't start improving the state may need to go back to tighter restrictions.
Gov. Tim Walz has announced an extra $300 in new weekly unemployment benefits, to be funded by money from the CARES Act.
There was a strong show of force in Minneapolis Thursday night, 24 hours after rioting and looting erupted on the streets.
After what many called a rocky city and state response to the George Floyd protests and rioting, Gov. Tim Walz said there were lessons learned.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Shawn Peter Simonson, 51, who's charged with threatening Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Hostile crowds have gathered in downtown Minneapolis after police say a man wanted in connection with a homicide Wednesday afternoon killed himself as officers approached him on Nicollet Mall.
Senate Republicans aired a list of grievances Monday as they reviewed the job performance of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop, the latest Cabinet member to face tough questions and the potential loss of her job amid disputes between Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and the Senate GOP majority.
A member of Gov. Tim Walz's cabinet faced sharp questioning at a confirmation hearing Friday for approving an appeal over a controversial pipeline project in a dispute that could cost him his job.
