"Your access to #ReproductiveHealth & your right to make your own #HealthCare decisions are preserved & protected," #Walz said during the signing ceremony. "And because of this #law, that won't change w/the #political wins or makeup of the #SupremeCourt. This is a bill for #Minnesota today & all #future generations."
In April 2023, Walz signed the #ReproductiveFreedom Defense Act into law, shielding #women & #providers from any #legal action originating from the patient's state.
#Walz has a long history of supporting #LGBTQIA+ rights. While teaching at #Mankato West High School in the 90s, he helped found its first #GayStraightAlliance group.
"You have an older, #White, #straight, #married, male #football coach who's deeply concerned that these students are treated fairly & that there is no #bullying," Walz said in a 2018 campaign ad.
In March 2023, #Walz signed an exec order to the right of residents to have access to #GenderAffirming #HealthCare. Weeks later, he signed the "#TransRefuge" bill, banning the enforcement of arrest warrants, extradition requests & out-of-state subpoenas for those who traveled to Minnesota for care.
"When someone else is given basic rights, others don't lose theirs," Walz said. "We aren't cutting a pie here. We're giving basic rights to every single Minnesotan."
The practice of putting #LGBTQIA+ youths into "conversion therapy," which aims to change a person's #SexualOrientation or #gender #identity, was also formally banned in early 2023, although #Walz issued an executive order 2 yrs earlier to restrict the practice.
#Walz signed a #PublicSafety package including a "#RedFlag" #law that allows family members, roommates or law enforcement to petition the courts to remove #firearms from the possession of anyone deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Another law in the package required private gun transfers to be subject to #BackgroundChecks.
"This is NOT about the #SecondAmendment," Walz said. "This is about the #safety & #security of our communities. That's what's happening here today."
In May 2023, #Walz signed a #law creating astate-run program to provide paid #family & #medical leave for #Minnesota #workers, funded by a 0.7% payroll #tax on #employers, by 2026.
While proponents say the #law is an "equalizer" that provides a road map for a similar federal effort, critics claim it would cost much more than estimated & devastate small businesses.
#PaidFamilyLeave #PaidMedicalLeave #PaidSickLeave #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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.
Amid the increase in #FoodInsecurity during the #pandemic, & subsequent strain on the #food shelves that remains to this day, #Walz signed a bill in March 2023 that ensures all #K12 students in the state have access to free breakfast & lunch on #school days.
"As a fmr #teacher, I know that providing free breakfast & lunch for our students is one of the best investments we can make to lower costs, support #Minnesota's working #families, & care for our young learners & the future of our state”
#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
The crowd is going wild!!!!
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #CommonSense #law #LetsDoThis #WeAreNotGoingBack #HarrisWalz2024
#JoshShapiro on stage now to announce MVP #KamalaHarris & #TimWalz!
A huge standing ovation and roars of enthusiasm erupted in Philadelphia as Gov. Josh Shapiro took the stage. He clasped his hands to his heart & took several bows.
“I love being your governor,” he said. “You all fill my heart & I love you so much.”
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #HarrisWalz2024
Supporters in #Philadelphia are holding up #HarrisWalz signs w/the slogans “When we vote, we win” & “When we fight, we win” -a change in tone & energy from the Biden-Harrris rallying cry: “Let’s finish the job.”
My favorite:
Crowd chants “#WeAreNotGoingBack”
#JoshShapiro immediately brings up Trump packing #SCOTUS
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #CommonSense #law #LetsDoThis
#JoshShapiro delivers a full-throated #endorsement of #TimWalz as the #Democrats’ VP nominee. “Tim Walz is a great man,” #Shapiro said. “Tim #Walz is an outstanding governor. Tim Walz is a teacher. Tim Walz is a Guardsman. Tim Walz is a great patriot. And I tell you what else, Tim Walz is a dear friend.”
#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
Loving this; rub TFG’s nose in it [BTWs never rub a dog’s nose in their stuff, it is useless; anyway…]
Hundreds of people who want to get into the #HarrisWalz rally in #Philadelphia are being denied entry to the #LiacourasCenter, which organizers say is now #AtCapacity. Others are directed to an “overflow” site to watch the rally from another location.
#SRO #CrowdSize [umm obvi someone has size issues. Something something about hand size & what not. Ask Stormy, she verified. #JusSayin]
MVP #KamalaHarris is expected to deliver a speech that will highlight the shared experiences of her & her running mate — “2 middle-class kids … & a hope of #unity for Americans,” per excerpts of prepared remarks.
“From red states to blue states. From the heartland to the coasts. We are running a campaign on behalf of all #Americans.”
#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#JoshShapiro, speaking at the #HarrisWalz rally in #Philadelphia, stressed that the #election is about #freedom arguing #Republicans aren’t committed to it as they claim to be.
#Shapiro said it isn’t “freedom” to tell #children what #books they are allowed to read, to tell #workers whether they can join a #union & to tell #women what to do w/their #bodies.
[sidebar — Shapiro, in response to 2 wks of attacks on his Judaism: “I lean on my faith which calls me to serve & I am proud of my faith.”]
Had to watch / listen to MVP #KamalaHarris’s & #TimWalz’s speeches so didn’t live post.
Soooo good.
We’re gonna win.
#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#TimWalz on #JDVance: “I can’t wait to debate him… if he can get off the couch”
Daaaaaaammmmnnn!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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#Walz: “Make no mistake, violent #crime was up under Donald #Trump & that’s not even counting the crimes he committed”
#HarrisWalz2024
#HarrisWalzPhillyRally
#HarrisWalzPhiladelphiaRally
#HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #WomensRights #LGBTQIA #BLM #Ally #Veterans #democracy #freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack