Insider: Expect Governor to Announce Reopen Date this Week Governor Tim Walz has been signaling that a dial-back announcement is coming. Political Insider Blois Olson says he's expecting the governor to set a date that Minnesota will reopen probably around Memorial Day. The governor is going to look at a June 1st time frame to try to get the state as open as possible. I don't know the specifics but would imagine there are fewer restrictions on bars and restaurants, there are more opportunities for venues, and many more capacity at sporting events and things like that. Olson says, with COVID-19 vaccines now widely available, governors across all states are under increasing pressure to open up.