Starting this summer, tens of thousands of state employees who have been working largely remotely since the start of the pandemic will have to start coming back into the office part time. Minnesota Gov.

Former St. Cloud City Council member Jeff Johnson announced his gubernatorial bid. In 2017, he tried to temporarily halt refugee resettlement efforts.

Under a draft report by the council reviewed by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the governor’s salary would increase from $149,550 in fiscal year (FY) 2024 to $174,775 in FY 2025 and $200,000 in FY 2026.

State agency employees will have to work in-person for at least 50 percent of scheduled workdays starting June 1. The policy change provides an exemption for employees who live more than 75 miles away from their primary work location.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said he will require state employees to report to the office on at least 50% of their scheduled workdays starting June 1.

Gov. Tim Walz has directed workers to report to offices or job sites at least 50 percent of the time beginning in June. Employee unions are pushing back.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz is ordering most state workers to return to the office for at least half of their scheduled work days. The change in Minnesota state government’s telework policy was announced Tuesday and is set to start June 1.

Minnesota’s governors enjoyed power to pardon, or commute the sentence of anyone convicted of a crime in state courts.

Tim Walz is away from Minnesota at a pretty crucial time for state governance. We could use him here, seeking bipartisan solutions as Democratic governors in Colorado and Kentucky are.