Minnesota State

CNN’s Jason Carroll talks to multiple Minnesota voters who share their feelings about their governor and Kamala Harris’ running mate for the 2024 presidential election, Tim Walz.

Hear what some Minnesota voters think about Walz

Business Insider

Gov. Tim Walz has been named Kamala Harris' running mate. Here's what to know about his family.

Meet the family of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' VP pick

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CBS News

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, four sources tell CBS News, tapping a Midwestern Democrat to join her on the ticket heading into November's election.News of the pick comes two weeks after President Biden ended his reelection campaign, prompting the Democratic Party to quickly coalesce around the vice president. The vice president confirmed her selection of Walz with a post on social media, debuting for the first time the Harris-Walz ticket. "We are going to build a great partnership. We are going to build a great team. We...

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate

Fox Business

Lisa Zarza and Bill Hupp, both former Minnesota bar owners, criticized Tim Walz's policies concerning COVID-19 and riots for hindering small businesses.

Ex-Minnesota bar owners say 'evil' Tim Walz's far-left policies ruined small businesses

Iowa State

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Iowa Storm Center

(IowaStormCenter.com) -- A strong pacific storm system will get underway later tonight with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. The first round of the one-two punch event is hitting across western Iowa this morning. Then the focus will be across southwest Iowa for severe thunderstorm development by this evening with threats for hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a couple of isolated tornadoes.

Severe Thunderstorm/Heavy Rainfall Threat Tonight.

WashingtonExaminer

For Minnesotans, the 2020 riots are still fresh in our memories. We watched in horror as our cities burned and a police precinct was turned into a pile of ashes and rubble, all while our so-called leaders sat on their hands. The ensuing crime surge continues to be a daily reminder of the problem created […]

Minnesotans haven’t forgotten Kamala Harris’s role in the 2020 riots

A "record-breaking backlog" of pending actions has led to an estimated $1.1 billion in improper beneficiary payments, according to a new report. Experts say the Social Security Administration needs more funding in its budget to properly address a "customer service crisis." The Social Security Administration faces a "record-breaking backlog" of...

'Record-breaking backlog' leads to $1.1 billion in improper Social Security payments, report finds

The New Republic

A lot has already been said about Governor Tim Walz’s folksy demeanor, as well as his record when it comes to labor, universal school lunches, voting rights, and generally not being “weird,” the moniker he has stuck on the GOP ticket that became an immediate Democratic rallying cry. But Walz specifically, and more importantly the Minnesota Democratic Party generally (known in-state as the DFL, for Democratic-Farmer-Labor), has provided an important political lesson: Governing, getting results, and challenging corporate power after winning elections begets success. Their accomplishments, and how they led to Walz joining the Kamala Harris ticket, is a direct...

The Secret to Tim Walz’s Progressive Success

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

POLITICO

A former student of the new vice-presidential candidate opens up.

Tim Walz Was My Teacher 20 Years Ago. Here’s What I Learned.

As new government data shows inflation subsiding, Social Security beneficiaries may expect a lower cost-of-living adjustment in 2025. The prospective Social Security COLA for 2025 could be the lowest since 2021, according to a new estimate. Even as new government inflation data shows inflation subsiding, many retirees are still struggling...

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.6% in 2025, new estimate finds

Fox News

Minnesota State Senator Julia Coleman (R) joined Brian to discuss the negative effect Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has had on the state and how that will expand to the rest of the country if he is in the White House. Coleman highlighted his handling of the George Floyd riots in 2020 in Minneapolis, his policy on illegal immigrants and his anti-Israel and pro-Abortion stance. “The way runs things is unacceptable and I’m fearful for America with him in the White House,” says Coleman, calling Walz a “border-line socialist” and that the Harris-Walz ticket “makes Obama look like a moderate.” When...

Minnesota Senator Julia Coleman: Tim Walz is a Border-Line Socialist

The Hill

Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate as she heads toward a November faceoff against former President Trump, she announced Tuesday. Harris announced her choice of Walz in a post on Instagram and in a text message to supporters, praising his support...

Harris picks Walz for vice president

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Mississippi State

If you prefer hiking the Appalachian Mountains over lounging on coastal beaches, this year's least-expensive state to retire may be a good fit for you. For the second year in a row, West Virginia is the most affordable state for retirement in the U.S., according to financial services company Bankrate's best and worst states for retirement report, which published last month.

The 10 most affordable U.S. states for retirement in 2024: Half are in the South

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

The Kentucky Secretary of State on Friday announced 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams.

Kentucky voter registrations increased by more than 14,500 in July, the most since 2022

Disgraced former Sen. Al Franken spent 2006 sexually accosting women and launching the political career of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democrats’ presumptive vice presidential nominee. The two appear to remain close to this day. Walz was a political newbie that year, challenging a Republican incumbent in a GOP-leaning district. Minneapolis’s Star Tribune carried this […]

Harris taps Al Franken intimate Tim Walz

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has made the fact that he is a lifelong hunter, gun owner, and veteran central to his political image, and he once held a rare endorsement from the National Rifle Association. But Walz’s stance on gun control has shifted throughout his time in political office, with the Minnesota governor saying he […]

How Tim Walz went from being NRA-endorsed to receiving ‘straight F’s’

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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Inside the tax battles Tim Walz fought — and won — in Minnesota

Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a tense relationship with some of his state's business interests. Walz's battles with business have...

Inside the tax battles Tim Walz fought — and won — in Minnesota

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