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President Biden Taps Gov. Tim Walz to Co-Chair Council of Governors

July 8, 2021

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been appointed co-chair of the Council of Governors along with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. The appointments made by President Joe Biden. The Council consists of 10 bipartisan governors and is responsible for advising the secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the…

Pollution Control Commissioner Forced Out By Minnesota Senate

July 6, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Pollution Control Commissioner Laura Bishop resigns after being notified from Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka that the Republican-led Senate refuses to confirm her appointment. Deputy Commissioner Peter Tester will serve as the agency’s temporary commissioner. Republicans scheduled confirmation votes on four of Gov. Tim Walz’ commissioners over two days this week before they end the…

Landlords sue to force end to Minnesota eviction moratorium

June 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A group representing Minnesota landlords has announced a lawsuit to force an end to the eviction moratorium imposed by Gov. Tim Walz, saying his order makes it all but impossible for property owners to remove disruptive tenants. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association says the governor’s executive order, which was issued in the early days of the…

“Treaty People Gathering” prepare for protest Monday in Northern Minnesota

More than 1000 Water Protectors and Indigenous Leaders for Treaty People are calling for the enbridge line 3 pipeline to be discontinued

June 6, 2021

KVRR Staff,

MENAHGA, Minn. (KVRR)- “Pipelines go straight and rivers don’t,” said Winona LaDuke. The line 3 pipeline is making headlines once again in Minnesota as water protectors are calling for it to be shut down. “Cause you know this is a 915,000 barrel a day Tarzan pipeline project. This is the largest tar sand pipeline project in the world and the…

Minnesota mails layoff notices to state workers as possible July 1 shutdown looms

June 1, 2021

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX9) – Thousands of Minnesota state workers are receiving layoff notices Tuesday that warn of a July 1 state government shutdown if lawmakers are unable to strike a budget deal before then. Under its labor contracts and compensation plans, the state must issue the layoff notices one month before a potential shutdown. Gov. Tim Walz said he…

Minnesota to give away prizes to people who get vaccinated

May 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says the state plans to offer up swag in an attempt to get more people vaccinated for the coronavirus. Walz is planning to announce incentives that include state park passes, fishing licenses and tickets to fairs and amusement parks. The first 100,000 people to get vaccinated between Memorial Day and the end of…

Minnesota Hits 60% Of Eligible Population Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

May 9, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — This week, Minnesota hit 60% of its eligible population getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That amounts to more than 2.6 million Minnesotans with at least one dose and 2.1 million who have completed their vaccine series. Among older populations, about 88% of people age 65 and older have received at least one…

LIVE: Walz to end Minnesota mask mandate by July 1

May 6, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz has announced a three-step timeline to end nearly all state COVID-19 restrictions by May 28, and end the statewide mask mandate when 70% of residents 16 years and older get their vaccine, or by July 1. “The pandemic is not over and we have work to do. But from the State…

Critics of Minnesota’s COVID sports restrictions raise new concerns

April 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Critics of Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions on youth and school sports are raising new concerns about last fall’s shutdown. The activist group Let Them Play Minnesota released a series of pandemic-related emails during a Senate Education committee hearing Monday. The emails show officials in Gov. Tim Walz’s administration tried to justify a sports shutdown by…

Shots Fired At National Guard on Patrol in Minneapolis

April 18, 2021

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of the National Guard were shot at early Sunday in Minneapolis. According to the Minnesota National Guard spokesperson, no one was seriously hurt. Guard members, along with a number of police, were providing neighborhood security when someone took shots at them from a light-colored SUV. Two guard members had minor injuries. One was taken to the hospital…