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GOVERNOR WALZ SECURES EMERGENCY FEDERAL MEDICAL TEAMS TO SUPPORT MINNESOTA HOSPITALS

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced that the federal government has accepted his urgent request for emergency staffing assistance at Minnesota hospitals and will be sending two Department of Defense medical teams to hospitals to relieve doctors and nurses as they treat COVID-19 and other patients. The emergency staffing teams, with 22 medical personnel each, will […]

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

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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CITY ENGINNER EXPLAINS STREET IMPROVEMENT FEES TO COUNCIL, FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS FEMA GRANT

The Crookston City Council met on Monday night and had two people speak at the public forum, and the Crookston Fire Department received a FEMA grant. PUBLIC FORUM Michelle Christopherson from the University of Minnesota Crookston handed out information to the council about a COVID-19 grant the university received from the Economic Development Administration focused

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ EXTENDS PEACETIME EMERGENCY THROUGH AUGUST 12

Following the advice of public health experts, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-78, extending the COVID-19 peacetime emergency that gives the state flexibility in responding to rapidly-evolving issues stemming from COVID-19. Including Minnesota, 49 out of 50 states remain in a COVID-19 state of emergency. “COVID-19 continues to present an unprecedented and rapidly

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GOVERNOR WALZ REQUESTS FEDERAL SUPPORT TO HELP REBUILD AFTER CIVIL UNREST

Governor Tim Walz today requested financial support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help Minnesota rebuild after civil unrest damaged public infrastructure and caused extensive fire damage in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “We’re asking our federal partners to step up and help our communities recover,” said Governor Walz. “We need to come together

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