'Won’t let it go to waste’: Walz uses State of State to call for another Minnesota miracle
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| | 'Won’t let it go to waste’: Walz uses State of State to call for another Minnesota miracle |
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday called on lawmakers to capitalize on the last four weeks of the session to pass a budget, approve gun control measures and safeguard abortion and LGBTQ rights.
During his fifth State of the State address — and the first in his second term — the governor ticked off the legislative achievements of the last few months. And he harkened back to the 1970s “Minnesota Miracle” to set some expectations for the Legislature as it wraps up a nearly $72 billion budget.
“Fifty years after the Minnesota Miracle, we have another chance to be America’s North Star,” he said. “An opportunity to carve out a corner of our country where no child is left hungry. Where no community is left behind. And nobody gets told they don’t belong.” | |
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