Articles tagged under: Tim Walz

Infrastructure Shouldn’t be an Ideological Issue

Published December 26, 2018

Transportation Commissioner-designate Margaret Anderson Kelliher has a unique background; raised on a dairy farm in southern Minnesota and representing Minneapolis in the state legislature. Moving to the Department of Transportation, Anderson Kelliher is calling for balance. "Infrastructure should be one…
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Walz Names Transportation Commissioner

Published December 18, 2018

Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz has announced five appointments to his administration. The agriculture commissioner post was not included in today’s announcement. Walz has selected former House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher as the transportation commissioner. Anderson Kelliher grew up on a…
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Rural Representation Needed in MN Transition

Published December 14, 2018

State Senator Dan Fabian is voicing concerns about the possible lack of rural representation in Minnesota Governor-Elect Tim Walz's advisory boards. "I expressed this early on when Walz put out his One MN advisory panel. There were 29 people on it,…
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Names Surface for Ag Commissioner Post

Published December 13, 2018

Minnesota Governor-Elect Tim Walz’s transition team is interviewing candidates for the various departments and agencies. Judging by the number of applicants, there is a lot of interest in the agriculture commissioner job. Agricultural lobbyist Bruce Kleven says a few names…
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Walz Transition Team Deals with December 7 Deadline

Published November 28, 2018

Minnesota Governor-Elect Tim Walz’s plan is to have his cabinet appointments made by Inauguration Day January 7. Minnesota Corn Growers Association Past President Harold Wolle is part of the Walz advisory board, representing agriculture. "I've been in contact with the…
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Walz Team Names Advisory Board

Published November 17, 2018

Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz has organized an advisory board to assist with the transition. Agriculture is represented in this group of 30 advisors by former Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Harold Wolle of St. James and Eric Sannerud of Mighty…
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Bringing People to the Table

Published November 7, 2018

Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap says DFL’er Tim Walz likes to get people at the table to discuss issues. "We think there could be more chances to talk about issues beforehand and be more proactive as decisions are being…
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