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In May 2023, #Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize recreational #cannabis use. 3 months later, people 21 & older could start to possess certain amounts of #marijuana at home & on their person, in addition to legally #growing up to 8 plants at a time.
Minnesotans w/minor #MarijuanaConvictions are also eligible to have their #CriminalRecords #expunged,
& residents from #CommunitiesOfColor — which were disproportionately targeted for arrests & convictions for possession for decades — are given preferential status in applying for #cannabis-related #business licenses.
#Walz also signed a bill into #law in March 2023 that allows #Minnesota residents of any #immigration status the ability to obtain a driver's license.
Advocates for the bill, which had strong backing from #law enforcement, #business & #religious groups, said it would lead to safer #roads & a stronger #economy.
#WhoCaresForUs #undocumented #ally #CommonSense #law #Walz #HarrisWalz2024
In that same watershed month, #Walz signed a bill that restored the right to #vote to >50k convicted #felons who had already served their time.
"We are in a country of second chances, we're a country of welcoming people back in. And the idea of not allowing those voices to have a say in the very #governing of the communities they live in is simply unacceptable," Walz said.
#Harris / #Walz #Philadelphia #rally starting soon.
The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30PM ET (4:30 CT; 2:30 PM PT; 9:30 PM UTC)
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #CommonSense #law #LetsDoThis #WeAreNotGoingBack #HarrisWalz2024
WATCH LIVE: Harris holds first rally with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after choosing him as running mate
Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and Walz are set to appear together for an evening rally in Philadelphia, recalling a joint 2020 appearance by Biden and Harris in Wilmington, Delaware.PBS News
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Within a week of one another, Minnesota Governor Tim #Walz signs law guaranteeing free school breakfast & lunch for all kids in the state, & Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law loosening child labor laws.
The two parties are NOT the same.
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In picking #Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz, MVP #KamalaHarris has selected an experienced politician w/executive governing experience & signaled the importance of Midwestern battleground states such as Wisconsin & Michigan.
#Walz is scheduled to appear w/ #Harris in coming days in each of the 7 most competitive states — #Pennsylvania, #Wisconsin, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina, #Georgia, #Arizona & #Nevada.
It’s not every day a former #PublicSchool #teacher ends up on a presidential ticket. But for the students & teachers who crossed paths w/ #TimWalz during his decade teaching in #Mankato — a midsize city south of #Minneapolis — it’s easy to look back now & see the signs that he could find himself in exactly that position.
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/08/02/tim-walz-kamala-harris/
Could Tim Walz go from teaching history to being part of it?
Former classmates and colleagues talk about the teacher and coach who went into politics and is now believed to be on Kamala Harris’s short list for a running mate.Ben Terris (The Washington Post)
#Walz arrived in #Minnesota in 1996, from his home state of #Nebraska, along w/his wife, Gwen, who got a job #teaching English at the same school. At #Mankato West, Mrs & Mr Walz were seen as powerhouse #teachers who balanced out each other’s energy-levels: she was more reserved, & he was a boisterous ball of energy.
…Walz quickly earned the reputation as a guy who could get the most out of people.
In the mid-’90s, it was #Walz who offered to be the first faculty adviser to the newly formed #gay-straight alliance.
“The fact that he took on that role while also being the #FootballCoach was so important,” says Jacob Reitan, who was the first openly gay student at #Mankato West. “He set an example not just for #LGTBQ students but for football players in the locker room at a time where gay people were not well understood. He made the school a #safe place for everybody.”
…He is a relatively young politician (60) who looks old (“You don’t leave that job w/a full head of hair,” he once tweeted about supervising lunch rooms for 20yrs). His agenda in #Minnesota includes #TuitionFree #college & universal #SchoolMeals,
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he’s also a fmr US #Army noncommissioned officer who can pull off a camo hat at a news conference. & he’s the #teacher given the “Most #Inspiring” superlative in the #Mankato yearbook, who can effectively deliver an attack on #Republican opponents.
“When he said #Republicans were ‘#weird’ it struck me like, this works from Walz,” says Jake Jagdfeld, who played linebacker under Walz in the ’90s. “In politics he’s good at calling out BS w/o getting nasty or too down in the dirt.
“He’s just saying, ‘That’s #weird’ & everyone gets that. It’s the kind of common sense he showed as a coach: practical & kinda goofy,” Jagdfeld added.
Harris/Walz!
For those who don't know, Walz was the advisor to the gay-straight alliance at his school when he was a teacher in the 90s.
For those who haven't heard of a gay-straight alliance, that's what queer clubs were called before LGBT folks were typically out of the closet.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5057604/tim-walz-harris-vice-president
What does the VP actually do? (Asking for a friend)
That's one of the questions we are thinking about, with current vice president Kamala Harris poised to announce Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
#uspolitics #News #BreakingNews #HarrisWalz2024
Walz pick turns focus on what a VP brings to White House – 3 essential reads
With a few notable exceptions, historians have found little evidence that vice-presidential picks actually help their presidential tickets.The Conversation
"his folksy demeanor and willingness to use plain language to criticize former president Donald #Trump and Sen. #JDVance (R-Ohio) helped catapult him onto Harris’s vice-presidential shortlist. In interviews, #Walz cast Trump and #Vance as not just a threat to #democracy but, simply, #weird, an attack that quickly caught on for #Democrats and that struck a nerve for #Republicans."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/
#TimWalz #KamalaHarris #Kamala #Harris #HarrisWalz2024 #US #Politics #USPol #USA #News
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Asked in a July 28 interview with CNN if such policies would be fodder for conservative attacks, Walz responded sarcastically: “What a monster. Kids are eating and having full bellies, so they can go learn, and women are making their own health-care decisions.”
He later added: “So, if that’s where they want to label me, I’m more than happy to take the [liberal] label.”
In the days after President Biden announced he would no longer seek reelection, Walz made numerous appearances on television, and his folksy demeanor and willingness to use plain language to criticize former president Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) helped catapult him onto Harris’s vice-presidential shortlist. In interviews, Walz cast Trump and Vance as not just a threat to democracy but, simply, “weird,” an attack that quickly caught on for Democrats and that struck a nerve for Republicans.](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/3096906 "Text from article:
Asked in a July 28 interview with CNN if such policies would be fodder for conservative attacks, Walz responded sarcastically: “What a monster. Kids are eating and having full bellies, so they can go learn, and women are making their own health-care decisions.”
He later added: “So, if that’s where they want to label me, I’m more than happy to take the [liberal] label.”
In the days after President Biden announced he would no longer seek reelection, Walz made numerous appearances on television, and his folksy demeanor and willingness to use plain language to criticize former president Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) helped catapult him onto Harris’s vice-presidential shortlist. In interviews, Walz cast Trump and Vance as not just a threat to democracy but, simply, “weird,” an attack that quickly caught on for Democrats and that struck a nerve for Republicans.")
Tim Walz’s journey from high school football coach to VP candidate
Walz, formerly a little-known Midwestern governor, now faces the urgent task of introducing himself to the country with only about three months until Election Day.Amy B Wang (The Washington Post)
"In 2006, #Walz won the race to represent #Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, flipping a #Republican seat in a #rural part of the state...
Walz would win reelection to his seat five more times before leaving the #House to run for #governor. In the 2018 gubernatorial race, Walz defeated his Republican opponent by more than 10 percentage points."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/
#TimWalz #HarrisWalz2024 #KamalaHarris #Kamala #Harris #US #Politics #USPol #USA #News
Tim Walz’s journey from high school football coach to VP candidate
Walz, formerly a little-known Midwestern governor, now faces the urgent task of introducing himself to the country with only about three months until Election Day.Amy B Wang (The Washington Post)
"Walz’s foray into politics came later in life: Born and raised in West Point, Neb., a small rural town, after high school he enlisted in the #Army National Guard, where he would serve for the next 24 years. After losing his father to lung #cancer at age 19 — which he would later say shaped his views on #HealthCare — #Walz enrolled in Chadron State College in #Nebraska and graduated with a #teaching degree in 1989."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/
#TimWalz #VP #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #USA #News
Tim Walz’s journey from high school football coach to VP candidate
Walz, formerly a little-known Midwestern governor, now faces the urgent task of introducing himself to the country with only about three months until Election Day.Amy B Wang (The Washington Post)
“Who’s asking for this #crazy stuff? Who’s asking to raise the price of #insulin? Who’s asking to get rid of #BirthControl? … Who’s sitting in a bar in Racine, #Wisconsin, saying, ‘You know what we really need? We need to #ban “Animal Farm.”’ Nobody is!” Walz told MSNBC last month, later adding:
“Yes, they’re #weird. They prove that every day. It’s an observation.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/who-is-tim-walz/
#WeirdGOP #GOP #Politics #USPol #USA #TimWalz #VP #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #USA #News
A teacher, veteran & coach from the Midwest with decades of leadership experience in government.
Governor Tim Walz will be a fantastic VP. #HarrisWalz2024 #politics #Walz
I hear he also likes cats. 🐈
