Tag: Tim Walz
Companies battle in budget testimony on corporate, income, and nicotine tax...
(The Center Square) — Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed $52.4 billion budget that aims to hike taxes by $1.6 billion prompted a wide range of companies on...
Walz announces $518 million jobs plan, including $150 million for Twin...
(The Center Square) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced his 2021 Local Jobs and Projects Plan that aims to spend $518 million...
Senator continues to sound alarm on ‘misallocation of vaccines’
While Minnesota has surpassed one million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, senior citizens account for only 28% of those fully vaccinated, according to a...
Walz: COVID transmission rate among teachers less than 1%
(Center of the American Experiment) – The coronavirus transmission rate among educators in the classroom is 0.37 percent, according to a Feb. 12 announcement...
Bipartisan bill to strip the governor’s powers over schools passes Senate
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would abolish the governor’s ability to shut down schools during a peacetime emergency.
The bill is authored by...
Tom Emmer exposes the ‘dirty truth’ about school closures
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer exposed the “dirty truth” about school closures at a Friday event hosted by the Center of the American Experiment.
Emmer represents...
Walz announces plan for all schools to offer some in-person learning...
(The Center Square) – On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz updated Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan to allow more middle school and high school students to return to...
In setback for Walz, DFL House fails to get support for...
A proposal from Gov. Tim Walz to help cover the cost of security for ex-officer Derek Chauvin’s upcoming trial was stalled Monday in the...
January tax collections nearly $300 million more than expected, paving way...
(The Center Square) – Gov. Tim Walz said this week that January tax collections will be “substantially higher” than expected, improving a previously projected...