Gov. Walz is making statewide changes to policing he says will increase transparency and accountability in advance of an expected vote by lawmakers to approve a bipartisan public safety budget bill.
Walz's executive action announced Tueday includes $15 million for violence prevention programs and recommended changes to the state's policy on viewing of body camera footage.
"There's a point where, when the Senate tells me no enough times, I believe them," Walz said Monday, noting that the People of Color and Indigenous caucus feels the bill falls short.
"I agree with them, it isn't enough," he said. "We'll have to pick up and continue on."
Walz said the compromise that was hammered out last weekend was as good as they're going to get in this political climate.
The move comes days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the death of George Floyd.
Lawmakers are expected to finalize the state's two-year, $52 billion budget before the Wednesday deadline to avoid a government shutdown.