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Minnesota

Walz to release more daily details,

but not full calendar

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz plans to release additional details about what he does each day, but won’t publicize full details about his daily calendar.

Walz currently only provides updates on his daily public events. His office said Friday that he’ll disclose more appearances before groups, even if he doesn’t make a speech.

But the governor’s office has denied media requests for his full calendar, despite Walz’s earlier promises for transparency and repeated statements about the need for more openness in government.

His office says calendars are classified as private data.

The state’s public records law narrowly defines what information about government employees is public. An employee’s calendar is not within that narrow scope.

Former Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Mark Dayton also denied requests to see their daily calendars.

Minnesota regents expand alcohol

sales to basketball, hockey

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — University of Minnesota regents have voted to allow beer and wine sales in the general seating sections of the school’s basketball and hockey arenas.

Friday’s vote was unanimous, and comes as the school is trying to drive up revenue at sporting events. The university has been dropping some ticket prices in response to declining attendance.

The Star Tribune reports that athletic director Mark Coyle told regents that campus police back the expanded alcohol sales, as does a fan advisory council.

TCF Bank Stadium expanded alcohol sales to general seating areas in 2012.

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