Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces he is dropping his re-election bid for a third term

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced he will no longer seek re-election for a third term as criticism over a welfare-fraud scandal in Minnesota grows. In a statement regarding the decision, Walz says he plans to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while he focuses on work. While Walz himself has not been accused of any wrongdoing regarding a federal probe into a number of fraud related scandals in Minnesota, political opponents have blamed him for failures to maintain oversight over taxpayer dollars being issued incorrectly.