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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION TO BEGIN MONDAY

Governor Tim Walz today announced that he will convene a special session of the Minnesota Legislature beginning on Monday, December 14, 2020 in order to provide much-needed relief to small businesses, workers, and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, amid climbing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, Governor Walz intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime […]

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GOVERNOR WALZ TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION, INTENDS TO EXTEND PEACETIME EMERGENCY

Governor Tim Walz today announced that he will convene a special session of the Minnesota Legislature beginning on October 12, 2020. Governor Walz intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to ensure that the state can continue to quickly and effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 virus is unpredictable, and as we

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GOVERNOR WALZ CALLS SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EXTENDS PEACTIME EMERGENCY

Governor Tim Walz today announced that he will convene a special legislative session beginning on July 13, 2020. The Governor continues to push for legislation on police reform and accountability and has asked the Legislature to join his effort to build a stronger, more equitable economy by passing a robust bonding bill. “I am asking

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SPECIAL SESSION FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

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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SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

The governor has again extended his peacetime emergency declaration, and since we were not in session at the time, he was required to bring the legislature back for a special session. I have heard from many people in our community who are opposed to this expansion of the governor’s executive authority. House Republicans brought a

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCES POLICE REFORM PRIORITIES IN SPECIAL SESSION

A day after Governor Tim Walz announced police reform would be a top priority for the special legislative session, he stood with House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent, and members of the Minnesota People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus to announce a comprehensive set of police reform and accountability measures. “Minnesotans

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