Tim Walz

Latest Stories

Friends and family celebrated the 112th birthday of Erna Zahn with a parade in front of her window at the Oak Hills Living Center, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in New Ulm, Minn. Zahn is Minnesota's oldest resident. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz stands by goal of 40,000 coronavirus tests per month

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Ocyress Delarosa rides an almost empty Light Rail during the p.m. rush hour to meet someone in Minneapolis, Monday, April 13, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Legislature passes its 4th COVID-19 relief package

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

A gust of wind takes Archbishop Bernard Hebda's cap off while he and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens were offering a special Easter blessings from the Bishops in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2020. With people unable to attend Easter services, Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens offered the special Easter blessings to the Catholic faithful as they drove past the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the snow. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz: Restarting Minnesota economy requires jump in testing

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Healthcare professionals with the Association of Minnesota Chinese Physicians pose with some of the 2,000 face masks the association donated Wednesday, April 8, 2020 to Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus, in Fridley, Minn. to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Partisan tempers flare over Minnesota’s COVID-19 response

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman wears a face mask at her desk as lawmakers met, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn., to pass a bill to assure that first responders and medical workers will qualify for workers compensation if they get sick with COVID-19 and won't have to prove they contracted the disease on the job. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Legislature OKs protection for front-line workers

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Walz implores Minnesotans to keep fighting against COVID-19

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020 file photo, Gov. Tim Walz speaks during news conference in St. Paul, Minn., where he gave an update on the state's effort to slow down the coronavirus. On Friday, April 3, 2020, Walz said he's worried about neighboring states that have yet to issue stay-at-home orders to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota governor worried about response from border states

Associated Press

The Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall got a mask and rubber glove, perhaps for levity in the face of the Coronavirus, and seen Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota health plans agree to cover more COVID-19 costs

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Walz names Ramsey County Judge Frisch to Court of Appeals

Associated Press

The Latest: Walz to deliver video State of the State speech

Associated Press

Joe Mehr works with instructor GraceMarie Tellone during a Rock Steady Boxing program class Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Downtown Gym &amp; Fitness in St. Cloud, Minn. The program is designed to help people suffering from Parkinson's disease. (Dave Schwarz/The St. Cloud Times via AP)

Rock Steady Boxing: Fighting back against Parkinson’s

By JENNY BERG - Associated Press

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill Saturday morning, March 28, 2020, allocating $330 million in COVID-19 aid passed by the state legislature on March 26, in St. Paul, Minn. Walz is under a fourteen day quarantine and is working from the Governor's Residence. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Minnesota officials report 5th death from the coronavirus

Associated Press

The House chamber at the state Capitol is empty Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn., with some desks marked with an &quot;A&quot; - those desks may be occupied to maintain social distancing because of the coronavirus when lawmakers return. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz orders Minnesota to stay home 2 weeks to slow COVID-19

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Medical staff wearing safety garments assist a driver at a new coronavirus drive-up test clinic, one of several in the metropolitan Twin Cities area, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Bloomington, Minn. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Walz shuts schools; Minnesota sees COVID-19 community spread

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Gov. Tim Walz holds up his supplemental budget on Thursday, March 12, 2020, which is scaled back due to the unexpected demand for spending on the coronavirus response. The Governors press conferences are now being live streamed on Facebook Live along with ASL interpreters in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Governor is exploring new ways to continue to communicate with Minnesotans, even if access to the Capitol is scaled back. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz proposes banking most of surplus over COVID-19 fears

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Ellison: Mille Lacs band still has 61K-acre reservation

Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz unveils his large infrastructure borrowing plan during a press conference at Minnehaha Commons, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 in Minneapolis. Walz is rolling out his public works proposal in phases. In addition to housing, he will propose investments in water systems, higher education buildings, public safety, roads and bridges. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz proposes $300 million in borrowing for water projects

Associated Press

Walz uses holidays to call attention to food stamp cuts

Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks in St. Paul, Minn. Gov. Walz said Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, that the Minnesota state government will continue to consent to refugee resettlement. The Democratic governor made the declaration in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in response to a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Governor on refugees: ‘The inn is not full in Minnesota’

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press