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MINNESOTA APPLIES FOR LOST WAGES ASSISTANCE FROM FEMA FOR $300 A WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

August 28, 2020

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced that the State of Minnesota applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. When implemented, LWA will provide a temporary additional $300 a week benefit to Minnesotans receiving unemployment benefits. To be eligible, an applicant must have a weekly unemployment benefit amount of at least $100 and must be unemployed due to COVID-19. […]

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ EXTENDS PEACETIME EMERGENCY, RESCINDS THREE EXECUTIVE ORDERS & AMENDS A FOURTH

August 12, 2020

Following the advice of public health experts, senior advocates, labor leaders, doctors, hospitals, and long-term care providers, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-83, extending the COVID-19 peacetime emergency that gives the state flexibility in responding to rapidly-evolving issues stemming from COVID-19. The President’s COVID-19 national emergency remains in effect, and states of emergency are

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THE STATE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FACE COVERINGS TO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICES FOR BUSINESSES TO USE

July 23, 2020

Governor Tim Walz announced Wednesday afternoon that he is issuing a mask mandate starting July 25. DEED and the Department of Administration have selected one chamber per county to be a distribution point for a one-time shipment of disposable masks. These decisions were made independently by DEED and the Department of Administration. The following Chamber

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ADDITIONAL $600 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT SCHEDULED TO END WEEK OF JULY 25

July 16, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is reminding Minnesotans receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that the $600 additional payment authorized by the CARES Act, known as the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is scheduled to end later this month. Unless the program is extended by the federal government, the last week that

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS MOVING TO LARGER SPACE AT TRANSFER STATION FOR COVID-19

July 6, 2020

The Polk County Commissioners will reconvene in person on Tuesday, July 7 at 8 a.m. following several months of teleconference meetings due to COVID-19. However, the Commissioners will not meet in their regular location at the Polk County Government Center. Instead, they will temporarily move meetings to the Polk County Transfer Station. Gary Willhite, chair

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SPECIAL SESSION FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

June 24, 2020

Dear Neighbors, Our latest special session ended early Saturday morning, unfortunately with many things left undone due to demands for more spending from the governor. After all four caucuses in the House and Senate came to an agreement about how the federal CARES Act money would be distributed to local governments, the governor then demanded

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MINNESOTA APPLIES FOR LOST WAGES ASSISTANCE FROM FEMA FOR $300 A WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

GOVERNOR TIM WALZ EXTENDS PEACETIME EMERGENCY, RESCINDS THREE EXECUTIVE ORDERS & AMENDS A FOURTH

THE STATE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FACE COVERINGS TO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICES FOR BUSINESSES TO USE

ADDITIONAL $600 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT SCHEDULED TO END WEEK OF JULY 25

POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS MOVING TO LARGER SPACE AT TRANSFER STATION FOR COVID-19

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SPECIAL SESSION FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL