State Sen. David Tomassoni dies after ALS battle
State Sen. David Tomassoni, a longtime lawmaker from the Iron Range, died Thursday night after a year-long battle with ALS.
Walz: State will keep police reinforcements in Minneapolis 'as long as it's necessary'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he will keep reinforcements in Minneapolis indefinitely to help the city's depleted police department curb violent crime, a move his Republican challenger said came too late.
Fact check: Walz, Jensen take liberties in first debate
In their first face-to-face showdown, Gov. Tim Walz characterized Republican challenger Scott Jensen as an inexperienced armchair quarterback, while Jensen painted Walz's first term as a disappointment.
Walz 10-year economic plan calls for childcare credits, out-of-state marketing
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and members of his cabinet visited a sheet metal fabricator in the north Metro on Wednesday to release an economic plan that calls for improving access to childcare and growing the job market over the next decade.
Walz renews call for legislative action as BCA 'overwhelmed' with crime evidence
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said state lawmakers should agree to come back to the Capitol and pass new police funding.
Waiting on a Minnesota 'hero check?' It's getting smaller
More than 901,000 people have applied for frontline worker bonus pay in Minnesota, far more than state officials anticipated.
Walz pledges 'increased presence' of state law enforcement in Minneapolis
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state will provide additional law enforcement help to Minneapolis after a chaotic Fourth of July that saw eight people shot and a roving group of people who launched fireworks at apartments near downtown.
Walz signs order to help shield abortion patients, providers
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order meant to protect the state’s abortion services from laws in neighboring states, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending constitutional protections for the procedure.
'Walz checks' fizzled. Here's why we'll keep hearing about them until November
It's hard to think of an issue that consumed more time yet moved so little during the 2022 Minnesota legislative session as rebate checks.
Special session talks flame out, Minnesota's surplus will sit unused
Several billion dollars of Minnesota's state budget surplus will likely sit until next year after negotiations over a special session broke apart this week.
Walz holds cash edge on Jensen in Minnesota governor's race
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds a wide cash advantage over presumptive Republican opponent Dr. Scott Jensen less than five months out from the November election.
