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Gazelka, Restaurant Owners Attack Walz’s Pandemic Restrictions
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and restaurant owners urged Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday to lift restrictions on indoor dining.
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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and restaurant owners urged Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday to lift restrictions on indoor dining.
Minnesota reported 2,737 new COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths Friday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Minnesota is moving ahead with new proposed clean car standards, which will apply to new vehicles starting with model year 2025.
Indoor dining will remain off limits through the holidays, but Walz will allow outdoor dining to resume with limitations on capacity.
Minnesota reported 2,279 new COVID-19 cases and 92 deaths Wednesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
A new collaboration is aiming to help child care providers across 12 states survive the pandemic and improve access for years to come.
U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn joined his Minnesota GOP colleagues, Reps. Tom Emmer and Pete Stauber.
High school students across Minnesota can begin accessing unemployment assistance for the first time since the pandemic began.
Minnesota reported 3,026 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
It was largely symbolic because, for now, the department has shrunk in size due to a wave of officer retirements, quits and disability claim
Women workers in Minnesota, especially women of color, are at a higher risk of being exposed to COVID-19.
Burrell will appear before the Minnesota Pardon Board on Dec. 15.
Minnesota reported 4,539 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths Wednesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Construction of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is underway — but opposition continues.
U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn has appointed a Capitol Hill stalwart to be his his chief of staff as he prepares to start a second term.
“This hearing is not taking place in a vacuum. It is taking place in the middle of a national tidal wave of disinformation,” Simon said.
Minnesota reported 3,080 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths Tuesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Overdose deaths in Minnesota increased by more than 30% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year.
Ricardo Lopez scoops that Rep. Steve Drazkowski, the most small government conservative in the Minnesota House.
The logistics of lawmaking during a pandemic have dramatically slowed legislative floor proceedings.