Tag: Tim Walz
Walz’s new cannabis director resigns after one day
Gov. Tim Walz’s appointee to lead the new Office of Cannabis Management announced her resignation Friday night one day after being named to the...
Background of Walz’s new cannabis director scrutinized
A little more than eight months ago, Erin DuPree opened “Loonacy,” a low-potency, hemp derived edibles store inside a 1,100 square foot retail space at an...
No special session on SROs, DFL leaders commit to ‘hearings’ next...
Following a second legal opinion from Attorney General Keith Ellison, DFL leaders are indicating that they will not call a special session to address...
Freedom Fund bails out Myon Burrell on new gun and drug...
The Minnesota Freedom Fund supplied $100,000 bail for the release of Myon Demarlo Burrell earlier this month after he was charged with illegally possessing...
Ellison issues second legal opinion in effort to clarify SRO law
Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a second legal opinion Wednesday in an effort to clear up ongoing confusion surrounding a new law impacting school...
3 more agencies suspend school resource officer programs
At least three more police agencies have announced within the last week that they are suspending their school resource officer (SRO) programs in response...
Parent of child assaulted in Mankato fight says ‘safety of all...
A parent who says her child was assaulted during a fight Friday at Mankato East High School is speaking out about the need for...
EXCLUSIVE: State rep says SRO issue shows Walz’s ‘lack of leadership’
Republicans plan to “turn up the heat” on Gov. Tim Walz and his DFL allies after the governor told local media that he won’t...
44 DFL legislators come out against special session to fix SRO...
A group of 44 Minnesota DFL legislators released a statement Thursday opposing calls for a special legislative session to fix a new law impacting...
Walz now says he’s open to special session to fix new...
While students across the state are now back in class, the list of secondary schools that will begin the year without a school resource...