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Mar 15, 2024 · By Eder Campuzano Star Tribune. March 15, 2024 — 8:05am. Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune. Gov. Tim Walz told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that "old white men need to learn how to talk" about abortion and...
Jan 31, 2023 · January 31, 2023 / 4:15 PM EST / CBS Minnesota. Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation on Tuesday that codifies a "fundamental right" to abortion access and reproductive care...
Jan 31, 2023 · Updated on: January 31, 2023 / 12:41 PM CST / CBS Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed legislation establishing a "fundamental right" to an abortion in law, a...
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Mar 14, 2024 · Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling from the Supreme Court taking away that guarantee, "all bets are off," Walsh says. After the high court ruling, GOP-run states rushed to pass bans or ...
- Providing A Contrast with Book, Abortion Bans in Republican States
- Support For Children, Families
- Relief at The End of Legislative 'Gridlock'
- A Vow to Pass Bills on Guns
The start of Walz's second term has seen him adopt a more combative approach against what he sees as a rise in extreme and draconian policies in Republican-controlled states, including Minnesota's neighbors to the south, east and west. Minnesota is effectively an island when it comes to safe and legal abortion access following the overturning of Ro...
As is frequent in Walz's speeches, he touched on an array of policies he said are designed to make Minnesota the best place in the nation to raise a family. "That's what this year's budget and discussion is all about," he said. The proposed child tax credit, for example, would alone reduce childhood poverty by nearly 25%, he said. Direct rebate che...
After a first term punctuated by a split Legislature that limited the passage of bills, little time has been wasted since the DFL assumed full control of both branches of the Legislature in November's elections, defying the typical mid-term backlash against the ruling president's party thanks in part to opposition to ban or limit abortion access. W...
With gun violence having an impact across Minnesota, and a mass shootings continuing to be reported on a weekly basis nationally, the governor says action will be taken at the state level. Bills going through the Legislature would expand background check requirements for gun sales and transfers, and introduce a so-called "red flag" law that would c...
Jan 8, 2024 · Gov. Tim Walz threw continued support behind the effort to make Minnesota an island of reproductive rights in the Upper Midwest, predicting 2024 will be a key year in the abortion battle that...
Feb 1, 2023 · CNN — Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday that enshrines the “fundamental right” to access abortion in the state. Abortion is already legal in Minnesota, but...
