DFL Leadership Holds Town Hall at Concordia

Private schools face cuts under Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget

Proposed cuts in Gov. Tim Walz’s budget look to end a more than 50-year-old practice of providing aid to private schools — from transportation to counseling — a move nonpublic school leaders say threatens family choice. Minnesota leaders have until the end of June this year to come up with a two-year budget and are looking for ways to cut spending with a projected $6 billion deficit for the 2028-29 budget. Under Walz’s proposed budget, aid for h…

Gov. Tim Walz talks infrastructure funding in nearly finished Dilworth fire station

DILWORTH, Minn. — The Dilworth Fire Department hasn’t yet responded to a call out of its new fire station, but firefighters are ready to roll out of the shiny new garage doors when the first one comes in. Dilworth Fire Chief Scott Payne unveiled the building to local and state leaders, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, with a tour on Wednesday, April 16. The building still needs some finishing touches, but the department started operating out o…

DFL Leadership Holds Town Hall at Concordia

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR – Governor Tim Walz didn’t just stop by Dilworth during his visit to Clay County – he also spoke at a town hall meeting on the Concordia College campus. It was hosted by Sen. Rob Kupec and Majority Leader Sen. Erin Murphy. It’s part of a string of events put on by the DFL to discuss how the cutbacks of the Trump administration are harming the average Minnesotan. The room at the Barry Auditorium was packed, with the crowd sp…

Walz, Kupec Visit Dilworth Fire Station – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

DILWORTH, MN—Bond money approved by the Minnesota Legislature played a key role in constructing a new fire station in Dilworth, and there’s a push in St. Paul for a bonding bill to pay for similar projects this session. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead was in Dilworth Wednesday as Governor Walz met with local leaders at the fire hall construction site. The fire station and community center were in the same building north of Highway 10 for 40 …