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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will announce his plan to end coronavirus restrictions during a live address at 12 p.m. Thursday. Patch will carry a livestream of the address. (Shutterstock)
MINNESOTA Gov. Tim Walz Thursday is set to unveil the timeline for ending all statewide coronavius restrictions. The governor will announce his plan during a live address at 12 p.m. As millions of Minnesotans are getting vaccinated, Governor Walz is making plans to wind down COVID-19 restrictions and get Minnesota back to business as usual, Walz s spokesperson, Teddy Tschann, said in a statement Wednesday. On Thursday, Governor Walz will announce a timeline to end all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota while doubling down on vaccination efforts. The vaccine is here, and it has proven to be our best tool to control the virus. It s time to roll up our sleeves, get vaccinated, and crush the virus.
UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 1:55 pm CT
Reply The accountability we saw last week for George Floyd is the floor – not the ceiling – of what we need to do in Minnesota to advance police reform, the governor said in a statement Thursday. (Shutterstock)
MINNESOTA Gov. Tim Walz Thursday called on members of the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate to pass the package of police reforms that was recently approved by the Minnesota House. The accountability we saw last week for George Floyd is the floor – not the ceiling – of what we need to do in Minnesota to advance police reform, the governor said in a statement.
Gov. Walz Announces Latest Round of Broadband Grants
UNDATED Governor Tim Walz Thursday announced that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will award over $20 million in grants to develop access to high-speed internet service throughout greater Minnesota.
This year, the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program will fund 39 projects, including several in central Minnesota. The state’s funds will be matched by over $33.5 million in local funds for a total of over $54 million.
The funding, which was approved during the 2019 legislative sessions, goes to broadband providers to build out wireline broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved locations across the state, and will provide nearly 7,000 homes and businesses with high-speed internet access.
UpdatedThu, Jan 21, 2021 at 4:49 pm CT
Replies(3) The time to fight climate change is now, said Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday. (Shutterstock)
TWIN CITIES, MN Gov. Tim Walz Thursday announced a set of policy proposals to get Minnesota to 100 percent clean energy in the state s electricity sector by 2040. Among the proposals is a requirement that utility companies to prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels when replacing power plants. The time to fight climate change is now, said Walz in a news release. Not only is clean energy the right and responsible choice for future generations, clean energy maximizes job creation and grows our economy, which is especially important as we work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. I am proud to announce a set of policy proposals that will lead Minnesota to 100% clean energy in the state s electricity sector by 2040. Minnesotans have the ingenuity and innovation needed to power this future, and we are ready to pioneer the green energ