Gov. Tim Walz is delivering the State of State address tonight from Owatonna High School in southern Minnesota.

The speech begins at 7 p.m. and can be viewed online at: www.youtube.com/@mngov/streams. Listeners can also catch Walz’s address on Minnesota Public Radio.

In his sixth State of the State address, Walz is expected to highlight achievements of Democratic-Farmer-Labor-controlled state government, which over the past year has passed legislation ranging from paid family and medical leave to significant new spending on education.

Typically, the governor delivers his address from the Capitol in St. Paul before a joint session of the Minnesota Senate and House. But this year, he’s taking the show on the road to a new high school building in Owatonna, likely to highlight his administration and legislature’s investments in education.

It’s not the first time Walz has done his annual speech somewhere other than the Capitol. During the coronavirus pandemic, Walz delivered the State of the State from the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul in 2020 and from Mankato West High School in 2021.

Check back on Twin Cities.com for more coverage of the governor’s speech and rebuttal from minority Republican lawmakers.

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