Watch: An interview with Gov. Tim Walz at the Minnesota State Fair

Editorial writer Patricia Lopez interviewed the governor on Saturday afternoon on the Star Tribune Stage. Topics included leadership and relationships, technology in state government, clean energy, executive powers.

August 24, 2019 at 8:04PM
Star Tribune editorial writer Patricia Lopez with Gov. Tim Walz at the State Fair. (Video screen grab..)
Gov. Tim Walz during an interview Saturday with Star Tribune editorial writer Patricia Lopez on the Star Tribune Stage at the Minnesota State Fair. (Video screen grab.) (David Banks/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On Saturday afternoon, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat down for an interview with Star Tribune editorial writer Patricia Lopez on the Star Tribune Stage at the Minnesota State Fair. Segments of the interview are available here, here and here.

Other interviews we plan during the course of the State Fair, subject to unexpected changes:

Tuesday, Aug. 27: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison at 1 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota's Second Congressional District at 11 a.m., and U.S. Rep.

Dean Phillips of Minnesota's Third Congressional District at 1 p.m.Friday, Aug. 30: Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka at 10 a.m., and University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel at 3 p.m.

These interviews are being collected on Star Tribune Opinion's Twitter feed: @StribOpinion.

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