Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a news conference at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Walz proposed a $982 million public infrastructure plan that includes a new headquarters for the Minnesota State Patrol but focused mostly on the unglamorous task of preserving existing buildings and facilities. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich, the first openly gay justice on the state’s highest court, announced her retirement Tuesday. Chutich was appointed by former Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 2012 and to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2016, then elected in 2018. Her resignation gives Democratic Gov. Tim Walz two…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz will unveil his infrastructure funding proposal for the 2024 legislative session that begins in just under a month. The governor could propose to pay for infrastructure projects either with traditional bonding, where the state borrows the money, or by using part of the budget surplus, or a combination of the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesotans receiving a state rebate check will have to pay taxes on it. Minnesota Department of Revenue has confirmed that while the state won’t be taxing rebate checks from the state, the IRS will. The amount will depend on the size of the rebate and the household income. The state will be sending a form to…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota’s budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. But there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast from Minnesota Management and Budget projects a surplus of $2.4 billion in the two-year budget period that runs through June of 2025. That is up $808 million…
PHOENIX (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been elected chair of the Democratic Governors Association. In that role, he will have his eye on elections across the country and gain more national exposure. He was elected to the post during a weekend meeting of Democratic governors in Phoenix. The mission of the association is to provide party support to…
FILLMORE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gets the deer hunting season going in the state with the 21st annual Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener. He traveled to Lanesboro on Saturday, in far southeastern Minnesota, and was hosted by Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. Walz was joined on the hunt by Jim Vagts, a former Board of Animal Health…
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden is in Minnesota. He stopped by a family farm in Northfield, just south of the Twin Cities, to announce over $5 billion to support rural communities. It will go toward better adapting agriculture to climate change, as well as expanding high-speed internet access and improving infrastructure. The funding comes from infrastructure and inflation…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota has its first director of the Office of Cannabis Management. She is Erin DuPree and she starts her new job on October 2 after being appointed to the position by Gov. Tim Walz. DuPree will be responsible for building the new state agency to establish and regulate the new adult-use marijuana market. Walz says DuPree…
