# Executive Order 23-12 *Minnesota executive order dated September 29, 2023, renewing and expanding a cabinet-level coordination function under One Minnesota* Executive Order 23-12 is a [[Minnesota]] executive order dated September 29, 2023.[^1] It renewed and expanded a coordination function across 24 cabinet agencies.[^1] The order is part of One Minnesota, which the project's source describes as both the 2018 campaign brand and a state apparatus.[^2] Alongside the coordination function, that apparatus includes three other elements:[^2] - a [[Council on Inclusion and Equity]] created by [[Executive Order 19-01]], Walz's first official act, on January 9, 2019 - a [[One Minnesota Plan]] 2023–2027 - the One Minnesota Budget, signed May 24, 2023 The source states that the apparatus "rests entirely on executive-order authority — no statute."[^3] The record cited here identifies no statute as the legal basis for the coordination function that Executive Order 23-12 renewed. It does not establish whether the Legislature considered one.[^3] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Executive Order 23-12 renewed a coordination function spanning 24 cabinet agencies. The source's note locates the order with the [[governor]] (mn.gov/governor EO 23-12).[^1] ### What - The order renewed and expanded coordination across 24 cabinet agencies.[^1] ### When - Executive Order 23-12 is dated September 29, 2023.[^1] - Executive Order 19-01, which created the Council on Inclusion and Equity, is dated January 9, 2019. The One Minnesota Budget was signed May 24, 2023.[^2] ### Why - The source records the One Minnesota apparatus, which the order renewed, as resting on "executive-order authority only, no statute".[^3] ### How many - The coordination function covers 24 cabinet agencies.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota wiki project, *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, June 18, 2026), note 30 — establishes that Executive Order 23-12 (Sept. 29, 2023) renewed and expanded coordination across 24 cabinet agencies. The note gives "mn.gov/governor EO 23-12" as its primary source and marks it "primary-confirmed for the EOs/budget". The pack carries no URL for this source. [^2]: Minnesota wiki project, *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, June 18, 2026), main text and note 30 — establishes that One Minnesota is both the 2018 campaign brand and a state apparatus. The same text establishes the Council on Inclusion and Equity (Executive Order 19-01, Jan. 9, 2019), the One Minnesota Plan 2023–2027, and the One Minnesota Budget (signed May 24, 2023). The pack carries no URL for this source. [^3]: Minnesota wiki project, *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, June 18, 2026), main text and note 30 — establishes that the apparatus "rests entirely on executive-order authority — no statute". The pack carries no URL for this source.