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

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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CROOKSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS PREPARING FOR ALL MODELS OF LEARNING, HOPING TO MAINTAIN IN-PERSON

On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz announced Minnesota’s Stay Safe Learning Plan for 2020-2021.  The plan sets guidelines for local school districts in consultation with local public health, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Department of Education for when districts can provide the three different models for learning. The model is based on the number

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH & EDUCATION WILL HELP EACH SCHOOL DETERMINE THEIR LEARNING MODEL TO START SCHOOL YEAR

Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, along with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year. School districts and charter schools will begin in one of three models: in-person, distance learning, or a hybrid model. Experts at the

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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 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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