Tim Walz in 2024 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Abortion:
Minnesota will protect reproductive freedom including IVF
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the door was wide open for this kind of attack on families. Here in Minnesota, we took action after Roe v. Wade fell, writing protections for reproductive freedom into our state laws, and making sure that people--
not politicians--can make their own reproductive choices. And that includes IVF. So let me make this clear: As long as I'm Governor, IVF will continue to offer a lifeline of hope for Minnesota families.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Louisiana legislature
Mar 26, 2024
On Gun Control:
Students should worry about pop quizzes not mass shootings
High school students should be worried about pop quizzes and prom dates--not mass shootings. And that's why, as Governor, I've made it a point to take on the NRA. Last year, we implemented red flag laws and strengthened background checks. Tonight,
I'm urging the legislature to join me in making our schools and our communities a little bit safer still by strengthening requirements for safe storage of firearms, reporting lost and stolen guns, and increasing criminal penalties for straw purchasers.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Louisiana legislature
Mar 26, 2024
On Crime:
Funding for Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol HQ
We announced a major new infrastructure plan--an ambitious effort to invest in things that make our communities strong: clean water and safe streets and affordable housing. Our plan invests in making sure every community has safe streets. Violent crime
declined across the state last year. Still, we take public safety seriously, and we're putting real funding behind that commitment, including expanding capacity for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and planning for a new State Patrol headquarters.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Minnesota legislature
Mar 26, 2024
On Environment:
Remove "forever chemicals" from our drinking water
Our plan invests in making sure every family has clean water to drink. We want to invest in grants and low-interest loans to replace lead pipes and remove so-called "forever chemicals" from our drinking water.And we want to invest in making sure
every building owned by Minnesota taxpayers is in good repair. Buildings like the ones at Minnesota State and the U are in desperate need of renovation, and our infrastructure plan has funding to make it happen--and it will happen with union labor.
These initiatives will make an enormous difference in the real lives of real people across our state. There's no reason we can't get them done this session.
And there's no reason both parties can't be part of getting it done this session. I know we
won't agree on everything. But safe streets? Clean water? Affordable housing? Surely we can agree on that. So join me--and not just at the ribbon-cutting, but in the work to get it done.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Minnesota legislature
Mar 26, 2024
On Welfare & Poverty:
Multifamily housing for seniors, veterans, and homeless
Our plan also invests in making sure every Minnesotan has a safe and affordable place to call home. We're backing the development of multifamily housing so that seniors, families, and anyone facing homelessness can find a place to be.
And we want to update the Minneapolis Veterans Home to better serve those who have served us.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Minnesota legislature
Mar 26, 2024
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