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Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding to Help Eliminate Dangerous Rail Crossing in Willmar

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 8, 2023

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $4,824,563 in federal funding to help eliminate a railway crossing in Willmar by constructing an overpass.

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Klobuchar, Stauber Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Safety of Federal Aviation Administration System and Prevent Outages Signed into Law

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages was signed into law.

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Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Celebrate Historic Climate Action Legislation in Minnesota

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 7, 2023

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today joined state leaders and lawmakers to celebrate historic legislative investments that will help advance Minnesota’s climate action plan . Leaders visited the Kaposia Education Center in South St. Paul, a school powered by a rooftop solar array, to highlight new legislation and funding passed during the 2023 legislative session that advance the Administration’s Climate Action Plan.

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Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Rail Crossing Improvement

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $480,000 in federal funding to support a corridor planning study to evaluate a 112-mile segment of BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision, which stretches from Minnesota’s border with Wisconsin to the Twin Cities area. The study would evaluate each rail crossing for closing or safety improvement.

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PHOTOS: Governor Walz Signs Bill Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis in Minnesota Starting August 1, 2023

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 6, 2023

Governor Tim Walz signed a bill legalizing adult-use cannabis and providing for the expungement or resentencing of cannabis convictions.

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Governor Walz Continues the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Council

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 5, 2023

Governor Tim Walz announced today that through Executive Order 23-08, he will continue the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

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Klobuchar Statement on Train Derailment Outside Lancaster

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 3, 2023

Klobuchar is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023

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Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Memorial Day

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 3, 2023

Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, in honor of those who have died while serving in the United States military.

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Klobuchar Statement on Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement Bill

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 2, 2023

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the Senate passage of the bipartisan budget agreement bill to avoid default

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Governor Walz Signs Nine Bills into Law

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 2, 2023

Governor Tim Walz today signed nine bills into law as passed by the Minnesota Legislature.

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Senators Klobuchar, Smith Announce Significant Investment In Grand Rapids Transit Project

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN) announced over $9.3 million in federal funding to support a free, on-demand transit service in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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ACRU’s Roman: Minnesota policy requiring concealed-carry permits 'unconstitutional by nature'

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Minnesota's policy of requiring a permit to carry concealed weapons contrary to the Second Amendment.

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Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Appointments

By Minnesota State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointments to the Board of Podiatric Medicine, Clean Water Council, and State Competency Attainment Board.

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Klobuchar, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Training for VA Personnel Overseeing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve training for those processing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Governor Walz Signs Executive Order Creating Committee to Study and Issue Recommendations on Rideshare Regulation, Vetoes Rideshare Legislation in its Current Form

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 23-07, commissioning a study and convening a working group of drivers, riders, rideshare companies, members of the disability community, and labor to issue recommendations for rideshare legislation next year.

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Klobuchar, Warren, Hirono Lead Group of 10 Senators to Call on Google for Answers After Recent Reports that the Company Isn’t Upholding Commitment to Delete Sensitive Location Data

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 30, 2023

Earlier this year, Klobuchar, Warren, and Hirono introduced legislation to expand protections for Americans’ personal health and location data privacy

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Governor Walz Selects Matt Varilek to Serve as Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 30, 2023

Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Matt Varilek to serve as Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development. Varilek will replace Kevin McKinnon, who has been serving as temporary commissioner since March.

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Klobuchar Remarks at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered the following remarks at the Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

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Analysis: Minnesota one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Minnesota State Wire shows that Minnesota is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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Governor Walz Signs Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Into Law

By Minnesota State Wire Report | May 29, 2023

Governor Tim Walz signed a bill providing paid family and medical leave for Minnesotans into law. Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan were joined by House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, legislators, and advocates, including Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Doran Schrantz, executive director of ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota.