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GOVERNOR WALZ SIGNS THREE ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON COVID-19

Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-03, Executive Order 20-06, and Executive Order 20-07 to further strengthen Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-06 to exempt vehicles and drivers providing direct assistance for emergency relief efforts in response to COVID-19 from certain regulations including provisions on weight and hours of service. After encouraging Minnesota companies […]

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SIGNS BILL ALLOCATING $50 MILLION TO MDA’S RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY TO HELP FARMERS

Governor Tim Walz has signed a bill allocating $50 million to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) into law, allowing the RFA to continue offering eligible Minnesota farmers affordable financing and terms and conditions not offered by other traditional lenders. Without the investment, many Minnesota farmers would face a credit crunch

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INFORMATION ON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS

On March 16, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to ensure workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have full access to unemployment benefits.  The executive order makes applicants eligible for unemployment benefits if: A healthcare professional or health authority recommended or ordered them to avoid contact with others. The worker has been

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CROOKSTON DIOCESE SUSPENDS PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF HOLY MASS

The Crookston Catholic Diocese has suspended all public celebrations of Holy Mass.  A letter from Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner is below-  Dear Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of Crookston, Lent is always for us a special time of prayer, sacrifice, and charity. The invasion of the coronavirus has certainly now provided us with added reason

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HAIR SALONS, NAIL SALONS, AND OTHER SPA-LIKE BUSINESSES TO BE CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 27

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order on Monday to shut down in-dining restaurants and bars.  The Minnesota Board of Cosmetology has announced that they have received guidance that hair salons, nail salons, and other spa-like businesses are included in the Governor’s Executive Order and should be closed by 5:00 pm Tuesday, March 17

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ERICKSON SMOKEHOUSE AND OPDAHL’S DONUTS MAKING CHANGES TO ADJUST TO STATE MANDATE

KROX talked with Mark Erickson, owner of Erickson Smokehouse Bar and Grill and Bekka from Opdahl’s Donuts in Fertile on Tuesday to see how they were going to continue service after Governor Tim Walz announced the closure of restaurants and bars in-dining. Mark Erickson seemed pretty upbeat and told and said he plans to continue

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