Several Minnesota agencies may soon get new leadership after the end of Gov. Tim Walz’s term early next year. However, at least one of those agency leaders will still have a prominent role in Hennepin County.
On Friday, Walz appointed the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) as a Fourth District judge. She’ll replace Judge Bev Benson, who is retiring.
Blissenbach has led DLI, the cabinet-level agency in charge of work environments and regulations, since taking over in a temporary capacity in August 2022. She got the permanent job in January 2023…