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Minnesota Senate Republicans seek apology from Gov. Tim Walz over Nazi comment that he says wasn't targeting GOP
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Minnesota’s Walz to consider a third run for governor instead of seeking a US Senate seat
Walz says he won’t run for Minnesota’s open Senate seat
Tim Walz will not run his state’s open Senate seat in 2026, and is instead considering running for a third term as governor of the blue-leaning battleground. “He loves his job as Governor and he’s exploring the possibility of another term to continue his work to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids,
Earlier this month, Minnesota GOP lawmakers had proposed bill HF 11 that calls for the program to be delayed for a year to further discuss an alternative, but a new bill — HF 1241 — introduced more recently would repeal it altogether, with any unspent funds from the program returned to the general fund.
Some Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature sounded the alarm about potential federal cuts to Medicaid, which could be at risk after the U.S. House passed a budget framework that includes slashing federal spending.
Two Minnesota GOP Senate leaders called on Gov. Tim Walz to apologize for remarks he made earlier this week in which they claim he compared Republicans to "fascists and Nazis."
Minnesota’s Republican congressional delegation all voted to approve the U.S. House’s budget proposal Tuesday night, a vote some state Republican legislators attempted to inform when they urged their federal colleagues to consider the expected harm to Minnesota from Medicaid cuts.
More than 1 in 4 Minnesota students was chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days because of unexcused absences or suspensions — last school year.
At the helm in the Minnesota House, Republicans are re-airing their grievances with policies passed under full DFL control, though it's unclear that their proposed changes can make it out of the House.
House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.
The current 53-47 breakdown of the Senate leaves the party with a degree of room for error, especially given the presence of Vice President JD Vance as a tie-breaking vote. GOP legislators are hoping to keep the ball rolling.
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