Minnesota's mask mandate ends, officially
Gov. Tim Walz officially removed Minnesota's statewide mask mandate Friday.
Gov. Walz to sign order ending mask mandate on Friday morning
Gov. Walz announced he will end the statewide mask mandate on Friday morning.
Republicans criticize 'Wasteful Walz' on COVID, but GOP accused of racism
Senate Republicans accused the Governor of wasteful spending during the coronavirus response, but many of their critiques were related to minority community outreach.
Biden hears vaccination advice from Walz, other governors
President Joe Biden called on Gov. Tim Walz and other U.S. governors to get advice on reaching vaccine holdouts.
Walz pledges to end all Minnesota COVID-19 restrictions by July 1
Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to end all of Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions, including the statewide mask mandate, by July 1.
Walz to announce timeline to end all COVID restrictions
Gov. Tim Walz will announce a timeline to end all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota during a live address Thursday afternoon.
Walz to announce reopening plan for Minnesota Thursday
Gov. Tim Walz says he will announce a reopening plan for Minnesota on Thursday.
Walz: Minnesota State Fair should be 'pretty close' to normal
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the Minnesota State Fair should be "pretty close" to normal this year as long as current COVID-19 projections continue.
Minnesota launches $375 million rent help program, finally
Minnesota housing officials have launched a $375 million federally-backed rental assistance program after several weeks of bureaucratic delays.
Walz, DFL: Police changes must be top priority as budget negotiations start
Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Democratic lawmakers pressed for tighter restrictions on police Thursday as Senate Republicans prepare to open negotiations over the public safety budget.
Walz, DFL activists clash over National Guard and police response to unrest
Union activists taunted Minnesota National Guard soldiers this week and Democratic lawmakers tried to ban the use of tear gas as a crowd control tactic, showing the escalating tension between Gov. Tim Walz and his party's left flank.
Walz: Tear gas in Brooklyn Center meant to avoid another police station burning
Officials at the highest levels of state government have supported the use of tear gas and nonlethal munitions in Brooklyn Center during this week's unrest to avoid the burning of a second Minnesota police station in a year, Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday.
Minnesota tells providers to suspend using J&J vaccine as feds investigation rare blood clots
Minnesota health officials are scrambling to reschedule appointments for people who were supposed to get a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week after telling health providers to stop using their J&J doses for now.
Brooklyn Center, other cities declare curfews Tuesday
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Tuesday he will not extend the four-county curfew implemented after the death of Daunte Wright. However, some cities have decided to implement another curfew, including Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope.