(St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz delivers this year’s State of the State address at 7 p.m. tonight (Wed) from the House Chamber at the State Capitol.
This is the governor’s first State of the State address in his second term, and his first since the legislative “trifecta” took over, with Democrats now controlling the Minnesota House as well as the Senate.
It’s a good bet the governor will highlight several high-profile bills passed and signed in roughly the first 100 days of the 2023 session: abortion rights, driver’s licenses for undocumented residents, felon voting, free school lunch and breakfast, and “Clean Cars,” among others.
It’s also likely that he’ll stress the need for additional what Democrats term investments in education, transportation, and other areas — even as the Republican minorities in the House and Senate clamor for significant permanent tax cuts when the state has a 17-plus-billion-dollar surplus.
Just over one month remains in the legislative session with a May 22nd adjournment deadline.
Minnesota News Network (MNN) will provide live coverage of the event beginning at 6:55pm. MNN’s Political Director Bill Werner will joined by top political analyst, Hamline University Professor David Schultz and MNN’s Ashley Walker. After the Governor’s address, they’ll briefly recap before the Republican response to the State of the State speech. Following that, Bill and Professor Schultz will do a short wrap-up to close out the evening.
Due to Minnesota Twins coverage you can hear MNN’s coverage of the State of the State on the Fergus Now app and at KBRFRadio.com.
News Talk 1250 AM KBRF will air the speech at 10am Thursday.