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Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota immediately until sunset on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in memory and honor of the victims of the senseless act of gun violence carried out on July 4 in Highland […]
Governor Tim Walz today took executive action to protect reproductive health care services in Minnesota. Under the Minnesota Constitution, abortion remains legal in Minnesota, but Minnesota’s neighboring states are expected to severely restrict the reproductive freedom. Executive Order 22-16 will help protect people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota from laws in other states. “My office
Governor Tim Walz and House Speaker Melissa Hortman today announced a plan to return half of the state’s surplus back to Minnesotans in direct checks. The proposal would return half the remaining surplus back in the form of direct payments while legislators continue working on shared funding priorities, including education, public safety, child care, and
Governor Tim Walz today authorized Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter support for the State of North Dakota’s flood response. The authorization follows a request from North Dakota officials through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). The assistance is authorized via Emergency Executive Order 22-10. “Spring floods continue to put our fellow Americans at risk, and
Today, Governor Tim Walz joined legislators, commissioners, small business owners, and frontline workers from across the state to celebrate the ceremonial bill signing of Chapter 50, SF 2677. This bill was signed into law Friday evening by Governor Walz and provides direct payments to frontline workers and replenishes the unemployment trust fund. Photos from the
As communities in northwestern Minnesota continue to recover from severe spring storms, Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Executive Council today extended the peacetime emergency and Minnesota National Guard assistance for emergency flood operations authorized in Emergency Executive Order 22-08. At an emergency meeting of the Minnesota Executive Council, which comprises the Governor, Secretary of State Steve Simon, Auditor Julie
