Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is weighing in on state capitol security plans after a man broke in over the weekend.
Speaking in Delano, Minnesota on Monday, Walz held a ceremonial signing of the Agriculture, Finance and Policy Bill emphasizing the major investment for Minnesota farmers.
"A good bipartisan farm bill here in Minnesota, and I will note they got it done," Walz told those that were gathered at the event.
But Walz spent time talking about his concerns about vulnerabilities at the state capitol after the arrest of a man who was naked in the Senate chambers on Saturday. The arrest came after the man was found on the capitol grounds twice on Saturday.
"There's no state that allows so many open access points that you can get in from any corner anywhere," Walz explained. "The door the individual came through did not set off an alarm."
Walz says he would like to see more cameras at access points and would be on board for a formal assessment of security in the capitol complex area.
It all comes in the shadow of the shooting death of House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, along with the shootings of another state lawmaker, John Hoffman, and his wife who are recovering from serious injuries.
Prosecutors in the case against the alleged shooter Vance Boelter says they were politically-motivated shootings raising concern for the safety all lawmakers across the country.