Gov. Tim Walz is urging lawmakers to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session.

He must work with a divided Legislature to pass a two-year budget before this summer or risk a government shutdown.

House and Senate Republicans balked at Walz’s recommendations and signaled they would resist any new taxes or fees.

Governor Walz’s party has lost control of the Minnesota Legislature and faces mounting criticism as a budget deficit looms.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presented his two-year budget proposal on Thursday amid an ongoing power struggle at the Capitol.

A court ruling late Friday will move back a special election by several weeks, raising the stakes even higher in the House standoff.

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz announced on Friday that Minnesota has been ranked as one of the top states to raise a family. Walz credits this ranking to a study done through WalletHub, which put Minnesota in a second-place.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal would make changes to sales tax collections and trim state spending in an effort to stave off a steep shortfall in future years. "While we have ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz briefs reporters on his budget proposal, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota, which would require approval from a deeply divided legislature. AP Democrats ...

PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz is pitching his first budget under ... His plan would lower Minnesota’s sales tax rate for the first time in state history by 0.075% across the board while ...

Tim Walz pitches his bonding proposal at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on Thursday. (JP Lawrence/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz highlighted a new bonding proposal in Mankato on Thursday, using the Rapidan Dam as a backdrop for his proposed infrastructure package.