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Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Minnesota sends help for Oregon wildfires
Governor Tim Walz today announced 29 Minnesota firefighters and nine fire trucks will travel to Salem, Oregon on Tuesday morning to help protect structures threatened by wildfires across the state.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, News
COVID-19 ‘spit test’ coming soon to new MN testing lab
Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan announced on Tuesday that Minnesota has partnered with the nation’s leading distributor of saliva testing to create plans for a new lab in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
MN businesses to receive federal aid to rebuild after civil unrest
Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesota businesses that sustained extensive property damage in the civil unrest following the death of George Floyd are now able to apply for disaster assistance.
Posted inEducation, Featured, Local & State, News
Gov. Walz, Lt. Gov. Flanagan unveil Safe Learning Plan for 2020-21 school year
Experts at the Departments of Health and Education will partner with local school districts and charter schools to help determine which learning model they should use to start the school year.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mayor Frey closes Mpls. indoor bar areas to fight the spread of COVID-19
Mayor Frey’s executive action will effectively close bar areas in restaurants, clubs, and other indoor spaces effective August 1 at 5 pm.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, Local & State, National, News
White House privately warns Mpls. and 10 other cities to take ‘aggressive’ action in COVID-19 fight
The White House Coronavirus Task Force privately warned 11 cities to aggressively fight COVID-19 outbreaks.
Posted inLocal & State, National, News
PHOTOS | Man who ‘had to do something’ completes 1,000-mile mission
Powered by righteous indignation and a trusty walking stick, Terry Willis embarked June 2 on a 1,000-mile walk from Alabama to Minnesota.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health + Wellness
COVID: The Unknown gives rise to ‘all kinds of fear and anxiety’
‘People feel that they have little control of what is happening in their homes and in their communities.’
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured
Governor Walz extends peacetime emergency
Following the advice of public health experts, senior advocates, labor, doctors, hospitals, and long-term care providers, Governor Walz extends COVID-19 peacetime emergency.
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Gov. Walz implements temporary nighttime curfew for Twin Cities
Curfew to go into effect across Minneapolis-Saint Paul tonight at 8 pm
Posted inCOVID-19
St. Paul to require face masks for City-controlled facilities, licensed businesses starting June 1
St. Paul Mayor signs orders to further support public health and safety alongside changes in public health guidance.
Posted inCOVID-19
Minnesota issues first $600 CARES Act payments
All individuals who are currently receiving Minnesota unemployment benefits will qualify for the $600 additional compensation.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, Local & State, News
Gov. Walz extends state stay-at-home order until May 4
Gov. Walz extends order until May 4 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, News
Coronavirus: 1,154 positive cases, 39 deaths in Minnesota; Gov. Walz gives state address (updated)
The number of positive COVID-19 tests among Minnesota residents has risen to 986, with 30 deaths.
Posted inCOVID-19
Governor Tim Walz unveils new COVID-19 dashboard
Governor Tim Walz unveiled a new state COVID-19 dashboard to track the virus in the state.
Posted inCOVID-19, News
Coronavirus: Sen. Tina Smith to introduce a bill to make older youth, adult dependents eligible for stimulus payments
U.S. Senator Tina Smith is set to introduce legislation to make older children and adult dependents eligible for COVID-19 payments.
Posted inBulletin, COVID-19, Education
Free meals for kids— Mobile App locates school meals during closure 
Starting immediately, the Free Meals for Kids mobile App will help families in need find and access free meals across Minnesota.
Posted inFeatured, News
Minnesota lawmakers impacted by the coronavirus
A number of Minnesota lawmakers are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The fight to keep more black kids in their homes
Minnesota’s ‘Child Maltreatment Report’ (2016) indicates that black children are three times more likely than their white counterparts to be investigated by Child Protection Services.