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June 26, 2020

Senator Housley calls on MDH to provide better direction on visitation in long-term care

Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health posted guidance for outdoor visitation at long-term care facilities—but many facilities have still not yet released plans or guidelines for allowing residents to receive visitors. In response, Senator Karin Housley…

June 26, 2020

Senator Ruud: I am glad that our district will soon have access to COVID relief

Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in the special session.…

June 26, 2020

Senator Relph ‘pleased’ to see COVID-19 relief aid distributed to local governments

SAINT PAUL, MN – This week, Governor Tim Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES Act funding to local governments. The move comes after the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation…

June 26, 2020

Senator Benson praises the release of COVID CARES act funding to local entities

(St. Paul) – Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in…

June 26, 2020

Senator Mathews approves of release of COVID CARES act funding to local governments: “It’s long overdue”

(St. Paul) – Thursday, Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in…

June 25, 2020

Senator Anderson: CARES funding needed to help communities recover from the pandemic

Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in the special session.…

June 25, 2020

Senator Kiffmeyer: CARES funding will provide support to overcome the impacts of COVID

Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in the special session.…

June 25, 2020

Senator Goggin: CARES funds will bring relief to district

Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in the special…

June 25, 2020

Senator Koran “pleased” with the release of COVID CARES act funding to Senate District 32

(St. Paul) – Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to…

June 25, 2020

Senator Utke supports surprise release of COVID CARES act funding to local governments

(St. Paul) – Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in…

June 25, 2020

Senator Rarick happy with the release of COVID CARES act funding to local governments

(St. Paul) – St. Paul) – Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House…

June 25, 2020

Senator Rosen applauds the release of COVID CARES act funding to local entities

(St. Paul) – Today Governor Walz announced he would distribute the full $841 million in federal CARES funding to local entities. The distribution is according to the approved compromise legislation the Senate and House agreed to in…

June 25, 2020

Sen. Howe: Special Session: An Abandoned Agreement

The Senate adjourned from the special session early last Saturday morning. A week of negotiations on how best to spend federal CARES dollars, assemble a bonding bill, and pass police accountability ultimately broke down over…

June 24, 2020

Senator Rarick Comments on the End of Special Session: “The Senate did their work”

The Senate adjourned from the special session early last Saturday morning. A week of negotiations on how best to spend federal CARES dollars, assemble a bonding bill, and pass police accountability ultimately broke down over…

June 23, 2020

Senator Housley receives updated data on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released updated information regarding COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities. This is the first update to the department’s initial release of the information last month…

June 23, 2020

House and Governor’s actions during special session are no way to run a state

The Senate adjourned from the special session early Saturday morning, after a week of negotiations on how best to spend federal CARES dollars, assemble a bonding bill, and pass police accountability. Governor Walz continues to…

June 23, 2020

Senators call for U.S. Department of Justice ‘practice-or-pattern’ investigation into Minneapolis Police Department

Today, three Minnesota Senate Republicans called on U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr and the U.S. Department of Justice to open a ‘practice-or-pattern’ investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department and the department’s response to the…

June 23, 2020

Sen. Miller: Reflections on Special Session

Greetings from the District, The most recent special session was anything but special. The rhetoric, divisiveness, and political posturing reached a level that I have not seen in the Minnesota legislature. During my ten years in the…

June 23, 2020

Senator Rarick Prevents Layoffs with Bill to Temporarily Change Unemployment Standards

(St. Paul, MN) The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed a bill to prevent more layoffs due to the health emergency in 2020 during the last hours of special session on Friday. The legislation, authored by Senator…

June 22, 2020

Senator Housley ‘extremely disappointed’ in special session’s end, lack of compromise

Early Saturday morning, the Minnesota Senate adjourned its special session sine die after a week of negotiations broke down over an impasse with Governor Walz and the House of Representatives. “It’s disappointing to see the special session…