Tim Walz: “The time has come for us to harness innovation and ingenuity of the American people to develop long-term solutions to…”

But demonizing an entire group of people by their race and their ethnicity? A very group of people who contribute to the vitality − economic, cultural − of this state, is something I hoped we'd never have to see.

Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St Paul and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place.

Fraud warnings were elevated to the most senior levels of the Minnesota state government, meaningful corrective action was delayed or avoided, and payments continued long after credible signs of fraud emerged.

This case was just one example of that, but we are seeing daily reminders of this administration's lawlessness – in Minnesota and around the country.