Gone were the camo hats and crisp blue suits of the vice presidential campaign trail. Instead of Midwestern dad energy, DFL Gov. Tim Walz’s vibes felt more like a financial planner, using charts and figures to roll out his two-year budget for Minnesota and demonstrate “long-term drivers” hiking up costs.

The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress threatens up to $1.9 billion in monthly funding in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.

Prominent state leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, will address President Trump's federal funding freeze set for Tuesday afternoon.

On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Attorney General Keith Ellison visited a YMCA and their child program while responding to President Donald Trump’s implementation of a federal spending freeze.

Minnesota agencies, lawmakers and groups seek out answers on how a freeze in federal funding will play out with billions of dollars potentially on the line.

The governor's office said the freeze threatens $1.8 billion in federal funds usually allocated to the state each month.

The image is altered. Footage taken at a Pennsylvania rally shows Walz raising his hand to wave at the audience. He didn't perform a Nazi salute.

The battered Rapidan Dam at his back, Gov. Tim Walz proposed a bonding bill of $887 million that could fix impaired dams and other projects across the state on Thursday. The governor’s proposal includes funding for a new State Patrol headquarters and $10 million marked for safety improvements at dams such as the one at Rapidan,

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday outlined his $887 million bonding bill proposal to support Minnesota infrastructure projects.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presented his two-year budget proposal on Thursday amid an ongoing power struggle at the Capitol.

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a potential deficit at bay. He also proposed a lower state sales tax rate but called for extending the tax’s reach to financial services.

Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Attorney General Keith Ellison visited a YMCA and their child program while responding to President Donald Trump’s implementation of a federal spending freeze.